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Department of Justice
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Department of JusticeThe United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation) was created in 1870.
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States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Federal
Government. This term is commonly used to express a league or compact between two or more states.
Department
A portion of a country.
Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.
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Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Government. The department of the treasury is constituted of the following officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, the head of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a register, and a commissioner of the land office.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
Departure under safeguards
The departure of an illegal alien from the United States which is physically observed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
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District of Columbia court
A court in the US District of Columbia.
District of Columbia court of justice
A court of justice in the US District of Columbia.
District of Columbia Supreme Court
A Supreme Court in the US District of Columbia (United States of America).
Department of Justice
Death penalty
The judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime.
Death and gore
An adult entertainment concept not related to the legal concept of murder.
Den Haag
Dutch for "The Hague", a Dutch city where the International Court of Justice is based.
District of Columbia State Prison
A State Prison belonging to the US District of Columbia.
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States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Federal
Government. This term is commonly used to express a league or compact between two or more states.
Department
A portion of a country.
Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Government. The department of the treasury is constituted of the following officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, the head of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a register, and a commissioner of the land office.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
Departure under safeguards
The departure of an illegal alien from the United States which is physically observed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
District of Columbia court
A court in the US District of Columbia.
District of Columbia court of justice
A court of justice in the US District of Columbia.
District of Columbia Supreme Court
A Supreme Court in the US District of Columbia (United States of America).
Department of Justice
Death penalty
The judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime.
Death and gore
An adult entertainment concept not related to the legal concept of murder.
Den Haag
Dutch for "The Hague", a Dutch city where the International Court of Justice is based.
District of Columbia State Prison
A State Prison belonging to the US District of Columbia.
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