English > justice: 4 senses > noun 3, person | Meaning | A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice. |
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| Synonyms | judge, jurist |
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| Instances | Samson | (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean / herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah |
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| Narrower | Daniel | A wise / wise and upright judge |
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| alcalde | A mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town |
| chief justice | The judge who presides over a supreme court |
| doge | formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa |
| justiciar, justiciary | formerly a high judicial officer |
| magistrate | A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) |
| ordinary | A judge of a probate court |
| praetor, pretor | An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic |
| qadi | An Islamic judge |
| recorder | A barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs |
| trial judge | A judge in a trial court |
| trier | One (as a judge) who examines and settles a case |
| Broader | adjudicator | A person who studies and settles conflicts / conflicts and disputes |
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| official, functionary | A worker who holds or is invested with an office |
| Spanish | árbitro, jueza, juez, magistrado, togado |
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| Catalan | justícia, jutge, magistrat, togat |
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English > Justice: 4 senses > noun 4, group| Meaning | The United States federal department responsible / responsible for enforcing federal laws / laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870. |
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| Synonyms | Department of Justice, Justice Department, DoJ |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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| legislation, statute law | law enacted by a legislative body |
| Parts | Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA | The bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse |
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| Bureau of Justice Statistics, BJS | The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers |
| Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA | federal agency responsible / responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI | A federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice |
| Federal Bureau of Prisons, BoP | The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes |
| National Institute of Justice, NIJ | The law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice |
| United States Marshals Service, US Marshals Service, Marshals | The United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system |
| Broader | executive department | A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States |
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| Spanish | departamento de justicia, ministerio de justicia |
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| Catalan | departament de justícia, Justice, ministeri de justícia, Ministeri de Justícia |
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