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USA PATRIOT Act
Noun


An acronym for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, which is US legislation passed by Congress that significantly expanded the search and surveillance powers of federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2001.

Synonym(s): 
  • PATRIOT Act.
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