Sec.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sec"

English

Noun

Sec.

1. (law) Abbreviation of security.
2. (law) Abbreviation of securities.
3. Abbreviation of section.
4. (non-US, non-India) Abbreviation of Secretary.
   • 2025 August 8, Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman, “Scientists launch coordinated response to Trump’s attempt to wipe credible climate research off the record”, in CNN‎:

     In addition to the report, which the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency are using as evidence to weaken pollution rules, the administration has removed all congressionally mandated climate assessments from federal websites. Energy Sec. Chris Wright said the administration is changing those previously published assessments before they put them back on the web, CNN reported.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.

Anagrams

• CES, CEs, CSE, ECS, ESC, Esc, SCE, ces, sce.