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27. According to Shorter Oxford Dictionary, the meaning of the words 'Officer' and 'Official' is: One who holds a public office is an official. One who holds an office or post is an officer. An officer is a functionary authoritatively appointed to exercise some public municipal or corporate function.

28. I may observe, in passing, that although the word "Officer" has not been defined in the rules of the Court, Chapter IV contains rules laying down the duties of the various officers of the Court and the liabi-ties to which the officers in general are subject.