Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Navy

1. A fleet of ships. 2. The military sea force of a country, including its collective ships and its corps of officers and enlisted personnel; esp. (usu. cap.), the division of the U.S. armed services responsible primarily for seagoing forces. a The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to establish a navy and make laws governing the naval forces. U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 13-14.

Navy Department

A division of the Department of Defense that oversees the operation and efficiency of the Navy, including the Marine Corps component (and the U.S. Coast Guard when operating as a naval service). ( Established in 1798, the Department is headed by the Secretary of the Navy, who is appointed by the President and reports to the Secretary of Defense.