Freedom of Information Act

Freedom of Information Act
n.
A federal law, 5 U.S.C.A. section 552, that attempts to prevent abuse of governmental power by requiring federal agencies to make documents and information about agency matters available to the general public, with a few exceptions.
abbrv.
FOIA

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


Freedom of Information Act
n. A federal law that allows individuals and organizations to compel the federal government to release copies of documents it might not otherwise choose to disclose. Abbreviated FOIA.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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