Definition of justice department Justice department
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| justice department - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 | ||
| Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ | ||
| executive department a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States | ||
| statute law, legislation the act of making or enacting laws | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| bja, bureau of justice assistance the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse | ||
| bjs, bureau of justice statistics the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers | ||
| fbi, federal bureau of investigation a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice | ||
| dea, drug enforcement administration, drug enforcement agency federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations | ||
| federal bureau of prisons, bop the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes | ||
| national institute of justice, nij the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice | ||
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