F.I.S.C.

Definitions of F.I.S.C.
  1. noun
    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: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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    type of:
    court, judicature, tribunal
    an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
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