English-Russian dictionary of regional studies. 2013.
federal — fed·er·al adj [Latin foeder foedus compact, league] 1: of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units (as states) a federal government 2: of or… … Law dictionary
Federal crime — In the United States, a federal crime or federal offense is a crime that is either made illegal by U.S. federal legislation or a crime that occurs on U.S. federal property.Mail fraud which crosses state lines or involves the (national) US Postal… … Wikipedia
Federal Marriage Amendment — The Federal Marriage Amendment H.J. Res. 56 (FMA) (also referred to by proponents as the Marriage Protection Amendment) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would have limited marriage in the United States to unions of … Wikipedia
Federal Council of Negro Affairs — The Federal Council of Negro Affairs was an informal collection of African Americans that advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression and his New Deal acts. He appointed a large number of blacks to second level positions… … Wikipedia
offense against the United States — See federal offense … Ballentine's law dictionary
Federal Bureau of Prisons — Seal of the Bureau of Prisons Agency overview … Wikipedia
Federal Sentencing Guidelines — The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for convicted defendants in the United States federal court system. The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission and are part of an… … Wikipedia
Federal Bureau of Investigation — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. At present, the FBI has… … Wikipedia
Federal Probation Service — The Federal Probation Service came into existence in 1925, shortly after Congress passed the Federal Probation Act. The Federal Probation Act originally provided for the establishment of a probation system for all United States District Courts,… … Wikipedia
Federal Kidnapping Act — Following the historic Lindbergh kidnapping (the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh s toddler son), the United States Congress adopted a federal kidnapping statute popularly known as the Federal Kidnapping Act… … Wikipedia
federal offenses — Offenses defined by Congress and for which Congress prescribes punishment. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 15. An offense created by a statute which is operative only within the District of Columbia is an offense against the United States. Beard v Bennett, 72 … Ballentine's law dictionary
