MARSHALS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Marshals mean? 

• MARSHALS (noun)
  The noun MARSHALS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: MARSHALS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARSHALS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Marshals; United States Marshals Service; US Marshals Service

Hypernyms ("Marshals" is a kind of...):

law enforcement agency (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)

Holonyms ("Marshals" 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)

 Context examples 

The wound was, however, but a slight one, and the Frenchman was about to renew his onset, when, at a sign from the prince, Chandos threw down his baton, and the marshals of the lists struck up the weapons and brought the contest to an end.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Here you find us; and we cannot wonder that you, who are new to tumbling, should be astounded, since many great barons, earls, marshals and knights, who have wandered as far as the Holy Land, are of one mind in saying that they have never seen a more noble or gracious performance.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)