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con·stab·u·lar·y
(kən-stăb′yə-lĕr′ē)n. pl. con·stab·u·lar·ies
1. The body of constables of a district or city.
2. The district under the jurisdiction of a constable.
3. An armed police force organized like a military unit.
adj.
Of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their jurisdictions.
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constabulary
(kənˈstæbjʊlərɪ)n, pl -laries
(Law) the police force of a town or district
adj
(Law) of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their duties
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con•stab•u•lar•y1
(kənˈstæb yəˌlɛr i)n., pl. -lar•ies.
1. the body of constables of a district.
2. a body of officers of the peace organized on a military basis.
[1350–1400; Middle English constablerie < Old French < Medieval Latin constabulāria, feminine of constabulārius constabulary 2]
con•stab•u•lar•y2
(kənˈstæb yəˌlɛr i)also con•stab•u•lar
(-yə lər)adj.
pertaining to constables or their duties.
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Constabulary
constables or the police force collectively, 1824.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun 1. [画像:constabulary - the force of policemen and officers]constabulary - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
European Law Enforcement Organisation, Europol - police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces
gendarmerie, gendarmery - French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
Mutawa, Mutawa'een - religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
New Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard - the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London
secret police - a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
Schutzstaffel, SS - special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws
posse, posse comitatus - a temporary police force
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Translations
رِجال شُرْطَه
policejní sborpolicie
politikorpspolitistyrke
lögregluliî
polis gücü
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constabulary
n (Brit) → Polizei f no pl
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constable
(ˈkanstəbl) , ((American) ˈka:n-) noun a policeman, especially one not of high rank. konstabel, diender, polisieagent شُرطي بَريطاني полицай policial strážník der Schutzmann politibetjent αστυφύλακας policía, guardia, agente de policía konstaabel پاسبان konstaapeli agent/-e de police שוטר, שוטרת चौकीदार, कान्स्टेबल stražar, policajac, činovnik rendőr agen polisi löggæslumaður agente 警官 순경 policininkas policists konstabel agent politikonstabel/-betjent policjant پوليس polícia poliţist констебль strážnik stražnik policajac polis, [polis]konstapel ตํารวจ polis memuru 低階警察 констебль, полісмен سپاهى، كانسٹیبل viên cảnh sát 警察,治安官
conˈstabulary (-ˈstӕbju-) noun – plural conˈstabularies – a police force. polisie رِجال شُرْطَه полиция polícia policie die Polizeitruppe politikorps; politistyrke χωροφυλακή policía politseijõud نیروی انتظامی poliisivoimat police משטרה सिपाहियों का दल redarstveni rendőrség kepolisian lögreglulið corpo di polizia 警察隊 경찰대, 경찰 관할구역 policija policija pasukan polis politiemacht politikorps policja د نظامی قوا polícia poliţist полицейские силы polícia policija policijski poliskår กองตํารวจ polis gücü 警隊 поліцейські сили پوليس دستہ lực lượng cảnh sát 保安队,警察队
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