f.i.s.c.

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   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

   SynonymsForeign Intelligence Surveillance Court

   Broadercourt

   Part ofFederal Judiciary

Questions about f.i.s.c.

What does f.i.s.c. mean?

f.i.s.c. means "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".

How many syllables are in f.i.s.c.?

f.i.s.c. has 1 syllable: f.i.s.c..

What is another word for f.i.s.c.?

Close synonyms include Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is f.i.s.c. a common word?

f.i.s.c. is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.