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Definition 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.
Exact synonyms: F.i.s.c.
Group relationships: Federal Judiciary
Generic synonyms: Court, Judicature, Tribunal
Group relationships: Federal Judiciary
Generic synonyms: Court, Judicature, Tribunal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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