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Securities and Exchange Commission legal definition
noun
The federal administrative agency established by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in order to supervise
and regulate the issuing and trading of securities and to eliminate fraudulent
or unfair practices. It is a regulating agency and is not judicial in nature,
although it may pursue judicial remedies in federal court. Abbreviated SEC.
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