internal affairs

noun

A division of a law enforcement agency investigating incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force.

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IABIADIA
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Meanings

nouninternal affairs (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablegovernmentA division of a law enforcement agency investigating incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force.

    Synonyms: IAB, IAD, IA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA division of a law enforcement agency investigating incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force.

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IABIADIA
Cite this entry
APA

internal affairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20affairs

MLA

“internal affairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20affairs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internal affairs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20affairs.

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