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English noun: Department of Justice

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


SynonymsDoJ, Justice, Justice Department


Broader (hypernym)executive department


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


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law, legislation, statute law









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