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Writer to the signet

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(Scots Law) a judicial officer who prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the office of the secretary of state.
See under Signet.

See also: Signet Writer



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He became an apprentice to his father as a writer to the signet - in other words, a solicitor - but hated it and instead became an advocate in 1792.
As a Writer to the Signet he became absorbed in individual life stories and the conditions lying behind crime.
 
 
 
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