F.I.S.C.

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies

Synonyms:

F.I.S.C.; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("F.I.S.C." is a kind of...):

court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)

Holonyms ("F.I.S.C." is a part of...):

Federal Judiciary (the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws)

Credits