justice department

Noun justice department has 1 sense

• justice department(n = noun.group) department of justice, doj, justice - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870; Array
is a kind of executive department
has parts: bja, bureau of justice assistance, bjs, bureau of justice statistics, fbi, federal bureau of investigation, dea, drug enforcement administration, drug enforcement agency, bop, federal bureau of prisons, national institute of justice, nij, marshals, united states marshals service, us marshals service