land department
land department 〈美〉土地部门 确定与公共土地〔public land〕的控制与转让相关事实问题的某一联邦或州政府部门。联邦土地部门包括由内务部长〔Secretary of the Interior〕为首的土地总局〔General Land Office〕在内。
LAND DEPARTMENT
land department
land department. A federal or state bureau that determines factual matters regarding the control and transfer of public land. • The federal land department includes the General Land Office headed by the Secretary of the Interior. See DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. [Cases: Public Lands 94. C.J.S. Public Lands §§ 167–168.]