lục sự
Definition
- Noun:
- Clerk / Court Clerk: A civil servant or official whose duty is to record documents and manage paperwork in government offices, especially in courts. This term is primarily used in a historical or formal administrative context.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy từng làm lục sự ở tòa án huyện. (He used to work as a court clerk at the district court.)
- Công việc của một lục sự đòi hỏi sự cẩn thận tuyệt đối. (The work of a clerk requires absolute carefulness.)
Advanced Usage
- The role of a "lục sự" is analogous to that of a court registrar or a minute clerk in a common law system, responsible for the official records and administrative functions of a court.
Variants and Related Words
- Thư ký tòa án (n): Court secretary. A more modern term for a similar administrative role within a court.
- Công chức văn thư (n): Administrative civil servant. A general term for a clerk in government service.
Synonyms
- Clerk: An officer who records the proceedings of a court or legislative body.
- Registrar: An official responsible for keeping official records.
- Scribe: A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.
Related Terms
- Văn thư (n): General term for documentation, paperwork, or the administrative department handling documents.
- Tòa án (n): Court of law. The primary workplace associated with a "lục sự".