Department of Justice
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2.9
- proper noun
- /dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
- Formal
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Departamento de Justicia
- The Department of Justice has been investigating the corruption in the Miami Police Department.
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- United States Department of Justice
And he demanded that the feds, the Department of Justice, investigate Epstein.
- And he demanded that the feds, the Department of Justice, investigate Epstein.
- And lo and behold, the Department of Justice loses the tape.
- Next, he's going to dissolve the Department of Justice completely and start from scratch.
- And I don't even know, like how, you know, the Department of Justice opposed this bill.
- In the US, both the FTC, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice review mergers.
- They don't want the Department of Justice to politicize the process and and to police politicians.
- If the final rule had been published earlier, it would likely have provided Lisa with the backing of the Department of Justice.
- Now, roughly speaking, the Department of Justice is accusing FTX of criminal wire fraud and money laundering, which is bad.
- I, in my line of work, I'm not a huge fan of the Department of Justice and government overreaches.
- But a lot of this was directed from the White House and from the Department of Justice, the Millers, the Sessions.
- I thought, OK, naively, they'll apologize in the Department of Justice government and you know, fire whoever did it.
Examples
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The federal government relies on the Department of Justice to uphold the law and protect citizens' rights.
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So, she has to apply to the Department of Justice.
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It's a serious situation, and it should be treated seriously by the Department of Justice.
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We have been in discussions with the Department of Justice for months.
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I'm an investigator with the Department of Justice.
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The Department of Justice is committed to protecting all Americans from all forms of illegal race-based discrimination.
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What we missed last week, the Department of Justice has formerly sued Apple Inc over monopolization stuff.
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Sadly, the highest priority for the Department of Justice with regard to immigration court completions, however, is detained cases.
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She works as a lawyer in the Department of Justice, focusing on civil rights cases.
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The Department of Justice announced new guidelines on how to handle hate crimes across the nation.
Synonyms
249
3.0
A United States government department that enforces federal laws and protects people's civil rights
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4.2
A United States government department that makes sure people follow national laws and brings legal cases
Surface Forms
Morphology
department + of + justice
The phrase is transparently compositional: 'department' denotes an organizational unit and 'justice' refers to law/fairness, so 'Department of Justice' clearly denotes an official unit responsible for justice matters. This construction is common across languages (e.g. Ministry/Department of Justice), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the institution's role.
Etymology
Department of Justice comes from a simple idea: a department is a part or 'office' of the government and justice is about 'fair' laws and courts. So the name means the government office that works to make sure laws are followed and people are treated fairly in the United States.