noun
the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse
• Syn: ↑Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Justice, ↑Justice Department, ↑Justice, ↑DoJ
Useful english dictionary. 2012.