policialadj.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪʃl/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪʃ(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: police n., -ial suffix.

Etymology: < police n. + -ial suffix, apparently after official adj. Perhaps compare Spanish policial of or relating to the police (mid 19th cent.).

Of or relating to the police.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [adjective]

constabulary1824

constabulatory1830

policial1843

1843 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. in Gift 1845 53 When the case is of importance—or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude.

1869 J. H. Browne Great Metropolis 53 They may not preserve their garments unstained, nor their hands unsoiled,—that is above policial power, perhaps.

1988 D. A. Miller Novel & Police i. 7 Losberne..soon forces his way into a suspect dwelling in the best policial manner.

1993 E. K. Sedgwick Tendencies 221 I have used the policial metaphor of the ‘alibi’ to make a polemical point.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	policial
释义	policialadj. Brit. /pəˈlɪʃl/, U.S. /pəˈlɪʃ(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: police n., -ial suffix. Etymology: < police n. + -ial suffix, apparently after official adj. Perhaps compare Spanish policial of or relating to the police (mid 19th cent.). Of or relating to the police. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [adjective] constabulary1824 constabulatory1830 policial1843 1843 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. in Gift 1845 53 When the case is of importance—or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude. 1869 J. H. Browne Great Metropolis 53 They may not preserve their garments unstained, nor their hands unsoiled,—that is above policial power, perhaps. 1988 D. A. Miller Novel & Police i. 7 Losberne..soon forces his way into a suspect dwelling in the best policial manner. 1993 E. K. Sedgwick Tendencies 221 I have used the policial metaphor of the ‘alibi’ to make a polemical point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1843
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