police

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/pəˈliːs/]

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1. police (noun) — sense 1

Example: Call the police!

2. police (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.: A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

Example: The Cook County Sheriff's Department has jurisdiction across most of Chicago but focuses on the unincorporated area and tasks like prisoner transport, leaving the rest to the Chicago Police Department.

3. police (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.: A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.

Example: Scotland Yard is, technically speaking, only the metropolitan police for Greater London but because of their importance they have special jurisdiction for some crimes across the United Kingdom.

4. police (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).

Example: Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.

5. police (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To clean up an area.

Example: This comes to him through the company housekeeping, for in the field each organization takes care of itself, cooks its own food, makes its own beds, does its own policing (cleaning up); […]

6. police (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To enforce norms or standards upon.

Example: to police a person's identity

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