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Lord Chancellor's Department, the
     
Lord Chancellor's Department, the
a British government department, headed by the Lord Chancellor, which is in charge of the legal system and the courts in England and Wales, and is responsible for choosing judges. There is a similar department in the US called the Department of Justice.
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