| 单词 | police power |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolice power police power n. (a) Law (chiefly U.S.), the right of a government to make laws regulating conduct to the extent that they are necessary to secure the health, safety, good order, comfort, or general welfare of the community; (b) gen. any power exercised by a police force. ΚΠ 1821 Times 2 July 2/6 I would not intrust with foreigners any police power over Frenchmen. 1932 N. M. Butler Looking Forward xi. 168 ‘Police power’—which in American law means the principle that the public interest often requires the extension of government authority in repression..of individual activity or habit. 1967 Times 1 Dec. 8/3 Would it not be sensible to amend the Bill so that the police power to stop and ‘breathalyse’ people should be limited? 2002 Police Rev. 2 Aug. 7/2 The Met has been at the forefront of calls for the CSOs to be given limited police powers. < as lemmas |
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