Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

/ˌfɔrən ɪnˌtɛlədʒəns sərˌveɪləns kɔərt/

Definitions of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

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: F.I.S.C.

   type of:

   court, judicature, tribunal

   an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business