﻿ Definition of police. Meaning of police. Synonyms of police

Definition of police. Meaning of police. Synonyms of police

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Definition of police

Police Po*lice", n. [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a state, government, administration, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be a citizen, to govern or administer a state, fr. ? citizen, fr. ? city; akin to Skr. pur, puri. Cf. Policy polity, Polity.] 1. A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough. 2. That which concerns the order of the community; the internal regulation of a state. 3. 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. 4. (Mil.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison. 5. The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state ? a camp as to cleanliness. Police commissioner, a civil officer, usually one of a board, commissioned to regulate and control the appointment, duties, and discipline of the police. Police constable, or Police officer, a policeman. Police court, a minor court to try persons brought before it by the police. Police inspector, an officer of police ranking next below a superintendent. Police jury, a body of officers who collectively exercise jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes, etc.; -- so called in Louisiana. --Bouvier. Police justice, or Police magistrate, a judge of a police court. Police offenses (Law), minor offenses against the order of the community, of which a police court may have final jurisdiction. Police station, the headquarters of the police, or of a section of them; the place where the police assemble for orders, and to which they take arrested persons.
Police Po*lice", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Policed; p. pr. & vb. n. Policing.] 1. To keep in order by police. 2. (Mil.) To make clean; as, to police a camp.

Meaning of police from wikipedia

- see the police. for other uses, see police (disambiguation). 'department of police' redirects here. for other uses, see department of police (disambiguation)
- police are organizations established to maintain law and order. police may also refer to: the police, a british band police (1916 film), a film starring
- in france, a prefecture of police (french: préfecture de police), headed by the prefect of police (préfet de police), is an agency of the government of
- nottinghamshire police south yorkshire police staffordshire police suffolk constabulary surrey police sus**** police thames valley police warwickshire police west
- several federal and provincial police agencies. the four provinces and the islamabad capital territory each have a civilian police force with jurisdiction extending
- be confused with the adventures of sam & max: freelance police. sam & max: freelance police was a graphic adventure computer game developed by lucasarts
- police commissioner (or commissioner of police) is a senior rank in many police forces. the holder is usually an experienced police officer, though some
- see police station. a police station (sometimes called a 'station house' in the usa) is a building which serves to accommodate police officers