Legal Definition and Related Resources of Recorder

In old English practise , a barrister appointed by the crown to act as a Justice of the peace in a borough having a separate court of quarter sessions and who was the sole judge of that court and of any civil court of record in the borough.

A judicial officer of some cities, possessing generally the powers and authority of a judge. 3 Yeates (Pa.) 300; 4 Dall. (Pa.) 299. But see 1 Const. (S. C.) 45. The recorder in New York city was the chief judge of the criminal courts. There were recorders in various other cities in New York state, and also in the counties thereof, having various powers. See Rev. St. N. Y. Anciently, “recorder” signified to recite or testify on recollection, as occasion might require, what had previously passed in court; and this was the duty of the judges, thence called “recordeurs.” Steph. PL note 11. An ofiicer appointed to make record or enrollment of deeds and other legal instruments authorized by law to be recorded.

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Recorder in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of recorder.

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Recorder

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chief legal officer of a city, early 15c., from Anglo-French recordour (early 14c.), Old French recordeor “witness; storyteller; minstrel,” from Medieval Latin recordator, from Latin recordari “remember” (see record (verb)). Meaning “registering apparatus” is from 1873. The musical instrument is attested by this name from early 15c., from record (verb) in the obsolete sense of “practice a tune.” Used by Shakespeare and Milton (“of flutes and soft recorders,” “Paradise Lost”). The name, and the device, were rarely heard by mid-1800s, ousted by the flute, but enjoyed a revival after 1911 as an easy-to-play instrument for musical beginners.

Meaning of Recorder in Spanish

Description/ translation of recorder into Spanish: (in the law of England and Wales/ en el derecho de Inglaterra y Gales) empleo judicial de carácter transitorio ocupado por personas con formación y experiencia jurídica (SUG) juez auxiliar[1]

Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where recorder belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.

Notes and References

1. Translation of Recorder published by Antonio Peñaranda

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• recorder in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• recorder in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Concept of Recorder in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Recorder: The person who is in charge of the recorded documents of a county. See: County Records.

Concept of Recorder in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Recorder: The person who is in charge of the recorded documents of a county. See: County Records.