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FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
BoP; Federal Bureau of Prisons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Federal Bureau of Prisons" is a kind of...):
law enforcement agency (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)
Holonyms ("Federal Bureau of Prisons" is a part of...):
Department of Justice; DoJ; Justice; Justice Department (the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870)
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