1.clerk to the justices(in England) a legally qualified person who sits in court with lay justices to advise them on points of law 2.an employee of a court, legislature, board, corporation, etc., who keeps records and accounts, etc. ...
s work was the first theoretical attempt to develop maneuver tactics in naval battles. He proposed maneuvering to break up the formation of enemy ships and attacking part of the divided enemy fleet with superior forces. Admirals J. Jervis and H. Nelson are considered followers of Clerk in the...