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• Lord Chancellor's Department, the
  1. 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 .
• Lord Chancellor, the
  1. the most important official in the legal system of England and Wales. The Lord Chancellor gives legal advice to the King or Queen, chooses new judges, and decides whether or not a law needs to be changed. He is also the SPEAKER of the House of Lords and an important member of the UK government.
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