司法局

sīfǎjú
noun #41,997

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Meanings

  1. 1 judicial bureau, bureau of justice
  2. 2 local justice administration office

Examples

Shì sīfǎjú wèi shìmín tígōng miǎnfèi fǎlǜ zīxún.
The municipal bureau of justice provides free legal consultation for citizens.
Sīfǎjú fùzé lǜshī hé gōngzhèngyuán de guǎnlǐ gōngzuò.
The judicial bureau is in charge of administering lawyers and notaries.

Tips

usage
司法局 is the city/county-level arm of the 司法部 (Ministry of Justice). It handles lawyer licensing, public legal aid, community corrections, mediation, and prisons — not court cases, which are handled by the 法院 (court) system.

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