US MARSHALS SERVICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does US Marshals Service mean? 

• US MARSHALS SERVICE (noun)
  The noun US MARSHALS SERVICE 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: US MARSHALS SERVICE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• US MARSHALS SERVICE (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 ("US Marshals Service" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("US Marshals Service" 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)