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FBI

abbr.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBI

(in the US) abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Federal Bureau of Investigation; an agency of the Justice Department responsible for investigating violations of Federal laws
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation: a bureau in the U.S. Department of Justice charged with conducting investigations for the Attorney General and with safeguarding national security.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.FBI - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of JusticeFBI - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice Department, Justice - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
IC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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Translations
مَكْتَب التَّحْقيق الفِدرالي
ФБР
federální vyšetřovací úřad
FBI
FBI
Szövetségi Nyomozóhivatal
Federalinis tyrimų biuras
Federalais izmeklešanas birojs
FBI
Federal Polis Örgütü

FBI

N ABBR (US) =Federal Bureau of Investigation → BIC f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

FBI

[ˌɛfbiːˈaɪ] n abbr (US) (=Federal Bureau of Investigation) → FBI m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

FBI

(US) abbr of Federal Bureau of Investigation → FBI nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

FBI

[ˌɛfbiːˈaɪ] n abbr (Am) =Federal Bureau of Investigation → FBI f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

FBI

(ˌef biː ˈai) abbreviation
Federal Bureau of Investigation; the federal police department that has authority to investigate crimes in every state in the USA.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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