death clerk en · NOUN
Meanings
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(US) A clerk responsible for coordinating executions.
By the 1980s, the Supreme Court had appointed a “death clerk” whose job it is to handle last-minute filings and coordinate with any local execution team about to carry out a sentence.
2012, David Garland, Peculiar Institution, page 45:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| death clerks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |