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Department of Justice, n.

the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
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Department of Justice DoJ Justice Justice Department

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

legislation, statute law law, jurisprudence

hypernym

executive department

part meronym

Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA Bureau of Justice Statistics, BJS Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA Federal Bureau of Prisons, BoP National Institute of Justice, NIJ United States Marshals Service, US Marshals Service, Marshals