Law Dictionary Definitions

federal court.See COURT.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.A law establishing civil liability for gaining unauthorized access to a computer and causing damage to that computer. • Damage is statutorily defined to include harm to the computer’s data, programs, systems, and information either by compromising integrity or by impairing availability. — Abbr. FCFAA.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Communications Commission.An independent federal commission that regulates interstate and foreign communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. • The commission was created by the Communications Act of 1934.47 USCA §§ 151 et seq. — Abbr. FCC. [Cases: Telecommunications 5. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 5, 7.][Blacks Law 8th]

federal common law.See COMMON LAW(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

federal-comity doctrine.The principle requiring federal district courts to refrain from interfering in each other’s affairs. [Cases: Federal Courts 1143.][Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Claims, U.S. Court of.See UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.[Blacks Law 8th]

federal citizen.See CITIZEN.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Circuit.See UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT.[Blacks Law 8th]

federal census.See CENSUS.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Bureau of Prisons.The U.S. government unit responsible for the custody and care of federal offenders, whether incarcerated in federal correctional and detention centers or in state-run or privately operated facilities. • The Bureau was established in 1930 to centralize federal-prison administration and ensure consistency in prison operations.[Blacks Law 8th]