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Glossary

OFAC

Office of Foreign Assets Control

The US sanctions administrator.

OFAC administers and enforces US economic sanctions, and publishes the SDN list along with other restricted-party lists. Sanctions obligations are strict-liability, so screening quality is not a matter of best effort.

See also

SDN

OFAC's principal blocked-persons list.

Sanctions screening

Checking parties against restricted-party lists.

Watchlist screening

Matching parties against sanctions, PEP and enforcement lists.

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