Look up: police

1. police
   [n] - the force of policemen and officers
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2. Police
   the people or the organisation with the job of fighting crime, and protecting life and property
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3. police
   Civil law-and-order force. In the UK, it is responsible to the Home Office, with 56 separate police forces, generally organized on a county basis; mutual aid is given between forces in...
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4. Police
   Po·lice' noun [ French, from Latin politia the condition of a state, government, administration, Greek ..., from ... to be a citizen, to govern or administer a state, from ... citizen, from ... city; akin to Sanskrit pur , puri . Con...
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5. Police
   Po·lice' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Policed ; present participle & verbal noun Policing .] 1. To keep in order by police. 2. (Mil.) To make clean; as, to police a camp.
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6. police
   Agents of the law charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order among the citisenry. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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7. police
   police force noun the force of policemen and officers; `the law came looking for him`
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8. Police
   • (n.) The organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or district, whose particular duties are the preservation of good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the enforcement of the laws. • (v. t.) To make clean; as, to police a camp. • (n.) A judicial and executive ...
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9. police
   body of officers representing the civil authority of government. Police typically are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing ... [25 related articles]
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10. police
    police 1. The governmental department charged with the regulation and control of the affairs of a community, now chiefly the department established to maintain order, enforce the law, and prevent and detect crime. 2. Police officers considered as a group. 3. Regulation and control of the affairs o...
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11. police
    police, public and private agents concerned with the enforcement of law, order, and public protection. In modern cities their duties cover a wide range of activities, from criminal investigation and apprehension to crime prevention, traffic regulation, and maintenance of records. In many countries t...
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12. Police
    Police forces in Britain did not appear until the mid-19th century. Prior to then Parish constables, recruited from the local citizens on a rotating basis, were responsible for law and order, but were so ineffective that in order to protect their property, land owners banded together to offer reward...
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13. police
    Civil law-and-order force. In the UK, it is responsible to the Home Office, with 56 separate police forces, generally organized on a county basis; mutual aid is given between forces in circumstances such as mass picketing in the 1984–85 miners' strike, but there is no national police force or police riot unit (such as the Frenc...
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14. Police
    The `police` are persons empowered to enforce the law, protect property and reduce publisher =http://www.psi.org.uk/ Policy Studies Institute|url =http://www.psi.org.uk/publications/archivepdfs/Role%20pol/INDPOL-0.P.pdf|accessdate =2009-12-22|page=xii-->--> Their powers include the legitimized use o...
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15. Police
    (Å umperk District) `Police` (German Polleitz) is a village and municipality (obec) in Å umperk District in the 0--> south of Å umperk, north-west of abbr=on--> east of Prague. References:
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16. Police
    (Třebíč District) `Police` is a village and municipality (obec) in Třebíč District in the 0--> south-west of Třebíč, south of abbr=on--> south-east of Prague. References:
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17. Police
    (Vsetín District) `Police` is a village and municipality (obec) in Vsetín District in the 0--> north-west of Vsetín, north-east of abbr=on--> east of Prague. References:
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18. Police
    (brand) `Police` is an Italian manufacturer of fashion accessories. Launched in 1983, the company was initially specializing in designing sunglasses. In 1997 Police launched their first perfumes set and in 2003 – their first watch collection. 2008 marked the launch of the company`s ...
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