Central Office. The primary office for most of England’s courts. • The Central Office was established in 1879 to consolidate the masters and associates of the common-law courts, and the clerical functions of the Crown Office of the Queen’s Bench Division, the Report and Enrollment offices of the Chancery Division, and several other offices.
Central Office 〈英〉(最高法院)中央办公室 根据1879年的《司法(官员)法》〔Judicature (Officers) Act〕设立，旨在合并高等法院各分庭所属的分支机构。目前它包括下列各部：１ 主事法官秘书处〔Masters’ Secretary’s Department〕和王室财务纪事官管理部〔Queen’s Remembrancer’s Department〕；２诉讼部；３文件和档案部〔Filing and Record Department〕；４刑事部和法庭事务官部〔Crown Office and Associates’ Department〕和刑事上诉部〔Criminal Appeal Office〕；５最高法院诉讼费用部〔Supreme Court Taxing Office〕。
Affidavit Office 〈英〉宣誓书办公室 原衡平法庭中处理有关宣誓书事务的机构。1852年的《衡平法庭法》〔Court of Chancery Act〕将其职能转移给了案卷和令状书记官〔Clerks of Records and Writs〕。现在则由中央办公室档案部〔Filing Department of the Central Office〕负责。
Enrollment Office. Hist. A department of the Court of Chancery responsible for storing enrolled deeds and judgments. • The Enrollment Office was abolished in 1879; its duties were transferred to the Central Office.
Crown Office 〈英〉刑事部；刑事办公室 原为王座法庭的一部分，1879年并入最高法院中央办公室〔Central Office of the Supreme Court〕，即现在的中央办公室的刑事部和法庭事务官部〔Crown Office and Associates’ Department〕，由高等法院王座分庭的一名法官处理该庭受理的刑事案件及大量的行政性事务。
Master of the Crown Office 〈英〉(王座法庭)刑事部主事法官 对皇家验尸官和律师〔Queen’s Coroner and Attorney〕在王座法庭〔Court of Queen’s Bench〕刑事部履行职责时的称呼，根据私人陈述或控告，以国王的名义对犯罪提起公诉。现为最高法院中央办公室〔Central Office〕的官员，由皇家首席大法官〔Lord Chief Justice〕任命，同时为上诉法院刑事分庭的记录官〔Registrar〕和高等法院王座庭的主事法官。
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practice master 〈英〉诉讼程序主事法官 高等法院王座庭中主事法官的一种，按轮值表轮流在中央办公室〔Central Office〕值班，监督指导该处的工作并解答有关诉讼程序的问题。他们所作的诉讼程序指南〔Practice Directions〕刊登在《最高法院诉讼程序》〔Supreme Court Practice〕上，虽然不具有法律效力，但地区登记处〔district registry〕必须遵守。一年中的每一工作日都应有一名诉讼程序主事法官值班，但银行假日〔bank holidays〕及法院休庭期除外。
associate, n. 1. A colleague or companion. 2. A junior member of an organization or profession; esp., a lawyer in a law firm, usu. with fewer than a certain number of years in practice, who may, upon achieving the requisite se-niority, receive an offer to become a partner or shareholder. — Also termed associate attorney.
revenue paper 〈英〉税收上诉案件一览表 保存在最高法院中央办公室王室财务纪事官部〔Queen’s Remembrancer’s Department of the Central Office of the Supreme Court〕，对所得税税收专员署〔Commissioners of Income Tax〕的决定和其他有关税收的决定提出上诉的案件的目录，列入其中的案件由大法官法庭〔Chancery Division〕的法官审理。
clerk of records and writs. Hist. Officers of the English Court of Chancery responsible for filing documents and sealing bills of complaint and writs of execution. • The office was abolished in 1879, when its duties were moved to the Central Office. See CENTRAL OFFICE.
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