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    FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimesplay

    Synonyms:

    BoP; Federal Bureau of Prisons

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("Federal Bureau of Prisons" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("Federal Bureau of Prisons" 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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