1. the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870; [syn: Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
DoJ
n 1: the United States federal department responsible for
enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all
civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn:
Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice,
DoJ]