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Department of Justice, the
     
Department of Justice, the
a US government department which deals with the law. Its work includes writing laws, representing the government in a court of law, and doing criminal investigations (=searching for information to solve crimes). The head of the Department of Justice is called the Attorney General. In the UK there is a similar department called the Lord Chancellor's Department.
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