Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, administers and enforces economic sanctions programs primarily against countries and groups of individuals such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers. The sanctions can be either comprehensive or selective, using the blocking of assets and trade restrictions to accomplish foreign policy and national security goals.
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Variants
- plural
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)S
- possessive
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)'s
- pluralpossessive
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)S'
Framework definitions
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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- The Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, administers and enforces economic sanctions programs primarily against countries and groups of individuals such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers. The sanctions can be either comprehensive or selective, using the blocking of assets and trade restrictions to accomplish foreign policy and national security goals.
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- The Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, administers and enforces economic sanctions programs primarily against countries and groups of individuals such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers. The sanctions can be either comprehensive or selective, using the blocking of assets and trade restrictions to accomplish foreign policy and national security goals.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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