Definition of DEPARTMENT in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEPARTMENT
One of the territorial divisions of a country. The term is chiefly used in this sense in France, where the division of the country into departments is somewhat analogous, both territorially and for governmental purposes, to the division of an American state into counties. The United States have been divided into military departments, including certain portions of the country. Parker v. U. S., 1 Pet. 293, 7 L.Ed. 150.
Generally, a branch or division of governmental administration. Glendinning v. Curry, 153 Fla. 398, 14 So.2d 794, 802.
One of the divisions of the executive branch of government. Used in this sense in the United States, where each department is charged with a specific class of duties, and comprises an organized staff of officials; e. g., the department of state, department of war, etc.
With reference to state or municipal administration, a "bureau" is merely a division of a department. In re McLaughlin, 210 N.Y.S. 68, 72, 124 Misc. 766.
Also, a division of a business, or of something comparable thereto. See State v. Arkansas Lumber Co., 126 Ark. 107, 189 S.W. 671; U. S. v. Elgin, J'. & E. Ry. Co., Ill., 56 S.Ct. 841, 298 U.S. 492, 80 L.Ed. 1300.
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