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Traditional English :: police
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police.html - n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. prec. by the) the civil force of a State, responsible for maintaining public order.
2 (as pl.) the members of a police force (several hundred police).
3 a force with similar functions of enforcing regulations (military police; railway police). --v.tr.
1 control (a country or area) by means of police.
2 provide with police.
3 keep order in; control. police constable see CONSTABLE . police dog a dog, esp. an Alsatian, used in police work. police officer a policeman or policewoman. police State a totalitarian State controlled by political police supervising the citizens' activities. police station the office of a local police force. [F f. med.L politia POLICY(1)] |
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Traditional English :: policeman
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police.html - n.
(pl. -men; fem. policewoman, pl. -women) a member of a police force. |
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Traditional English :: police
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police.html - n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. prec. by the) the civil force of a State, responsible for maintaining public order.
2 (as pl.) the members of a police force (several hundred police).
3 a force with similar functions of enforcing regulations (military police; railway police). --v.tr.
1 control (a country or area) by means of police.
2 provide with police.
3 keep order in; control. police constable see CONSTABLE . police dog a dog, esp. an Alsatian, used in police work. police officer a policeman or policewoman. police State a totalitarian State controlled by political police supervising the citizens' activities. police station the office of a local police force. [F f. med.L politia POLICY(1)] |
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Traditional English :: policeman
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police.html - n.
(pl. -men; fem. policewoman, pl. -women) a member of a police force. |
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Traditional English :: policy(1)
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police.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual etc. 2 prudent conduct; sagacity. [ME f. OF policie f. L politia f. Gk politeia citizenship f. polites citizen f. polis city] |
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Traditional English :: policy(2)
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police.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a contract of insurance. 2 a document containing this. [F police bill of lading, contract of insurance, f. Prov. poliss(i)a prob. f. med.L apodissa, apodixa, f. L apodixis f. Gk apodeixis evidence, proof (as APO-, deiknumi show)] |
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