the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
a US government department which deals with the law. Its work includes writing laws, representing the government in a court of law, and doing criminal investigations (=searching for information to solve crimes) . The head of the Department of Justice is called the Attorney General. In the UK there is a similar department called the Lord Chancellor's Department
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870