Word: Police
How to pronounce: pəˈliːs
Noun
Definitions:
1. The civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
Example sentences: "When someone is killed, the police have to be informed"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. (of a police force) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or for (an area or event).
Example sentences: "The £4 million expense of policing the event, which included heavy police violence against protesters, was also borne by the taxpayer."
Synonyms:
policeman
militia
constable
constabulary
officer
cop
policewoman
patrolman
patrol
trooper
law
force
finest
fuzz
Derivations:
policing
policed
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Police in Other Languages...
Spanish: Policial
German: Polizei
French: Police
Italian: Polizia
Turkish: Polis
