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Department of Justice

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001563

A cabinet-level executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the enforcement of federal laws and administration of justice. It represents the U.S. in legal matters, provides legal advice to the President and executive departments, and supervises federal correctional institutions. The Attorney General heads the Department of Justice.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001563
FieldLaw
AbbreviationDOJ
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001563",
  "term": "Department of Justice",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A cabinet-level executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the enforcement of federal laws and administration of justice. It represents the U.S. in legal matters, provides legal advice to the President and executive departments, and supervises federal correctional institutions. The Attorney General heads the Department of Justice.",
  "abbreviation": "DOJ",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/department-of-justice/"
}

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