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NIJ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does NIJ mean?
• NIJ (noun)
The noun NIJ has 1 sense:
1. the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice
Familiarity information: NIJ used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
National Institute of Justice; NIJ
Hypernyms ("NIJ" is a kind of...):
law enforcement agency (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)
Holonyms ("NIJ" 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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