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(Lat. audire, to hear). An officer of the government, whose duty it is to examine the accounts of officers who have received and disbursed public moneys by lawful authority. Acts Cong. April 3, 1817, and Feb. 24, 1819; 3 Story, U.S. Laws, 1630, 1722; 4 Inst. 107; 46 Geo. III. c. 1. In Practice. An officer (or officers) of the court, assigned to state the items of debit and credit between the parties in a suit where accounts are in question, and exhibit the balance. 1 Mete. (Mass.) 218. They may be appointed by courts either of law or equity. They are appointed at common law in actions of account (Bac. Abr. Accjompt [F]), and in many of the states in other actions, under statute regulations (6 Pick. [Mass.] 193; 14 N. H. 427; 3 R. I. 60).
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(Lat. audire, to hear). An officer of the government, whose duty it is to examine the accounts of officers who have received and disbursed public moneys by lawful authority. Acts Cong. April 3, 1817, and Feb. 24, 1819; 3 Story, U.S. Laws, 1630, 1722; 4 Inst. 107; 46 Geo. III. c. 1. In Practice. An officer (or officers) of the court, assigned to state the items of debit and credit between the parties in a suit where accounts are in question, and exhibit the balance. 1 Mete. (Mass.) 218. They may be appointed by courts either of law or equity. They are appointed at common law in actions of account (Bac. Abr. Accjompt [F]), and in many of the states in other actions, under statute regulations (6 Pick. [Mass.] 193; 14 N. H. 427; 3 R. I. 60).
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A public officer whose duty is to examine and approve the payment of public funds; more generally, any accountant who performs a similar function for private parties.
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