Term: department of justice: the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
Candidate hypernym: executive department: a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States → 1
Candidate hypernym: handwheel: control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated → 0
Candidate hypernym: cruiser: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters → 0
Candidate hypernym: roundel: English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third → 0
Candidate hypernym: carpenteria: California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: lycian: an Anatolian language → 0
Candidate hypernym: prepositional object: the object governed by a preposition → 0
Candidate hypernym: two-handed backhand: a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands → 0
Candidate hypernym: escarpment: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion → 0
Candidate hypernym: credit: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise → 0
Candidate hypernym: sindhi: the Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India → 0