Department of Justice

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government charged with the responsibility for the enforcement of federal laws. DOJ

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Department of Justice Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch, headed by the attorney general, which administers the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), prosecutes violations of federal law, and is responsible for enforcing all civil rights legislation.

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Example Sentences

But it is not her health that has become the talk of Norway in recent days, rather her name cited in more than 900 emails published by the US Department of Justice late last week.

From BBC

The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into Pretti's death.

From BBC

Noah’s joke came days after a the release of a massive tranche of Epstein case files by the Department of Justice.

From Salon

Lord Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US in September last year, appears repeatedly in the latest release of files by the US Department of Justice.

From BBC

A Wall Street Journal report found that 43 names were left unredacted in files released by the Department of Justice.

From Salon