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constabulary
con·stab·u·lar·y C0587600 (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.constabulary (kənˈstæbjʊlərɪ) n, pl -laries (Law) the police force of a town or districtadj (Law) of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their dutiescon•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 constabulary2] con•stab•u•lar•y2 (kənˈstæb yəˌlɛr i) also con•stab•u•lar (-yə lər)
adj. pertaining to constables or their duties. [1815–25; < Medieval Latin constabulārius; see constable, -ary] Constabulary constables or the police force collectively, 1824.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  constabulary - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"police, police force, lawpersonnel, 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 forcesgendarmerie, gendarmery - French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectivelyMutawa, 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 excludedMounties, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police - the federal police force of CanadaNew Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard - the detective department of the metropolitan police force of Londonsecret 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 campslaw enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the lawsposse, posse comitatus - a temporary police forcepolice officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" |
Translationsconstable (ˈkanstəbl) , ((American) ˈka:n-) noun a policeman, especially one not of high rank. 低階警察 警察，治安官 conˈstabulary (-ˈstӕbju-) noun – plural conˈstabularies – a police force. 警隊 保安队，警察队 constabulary
constabulary Chiefly Brit the police force of a town or district LegalSeeconstableAcronymsSeeCONSTABconstabulary
Synonyms for constabularynoun the force of policemen and officersSynonymsRelated Words- personnel
- force
- European Law Enforcement Organisation
- Europol
- gendarmerie
- gendarmery
- Mutawa
- Mutawa'een
- Mounties
- RCMP
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- New Scotland Yard
- Scotland Yard
- secret police
- Schutzstaffel
- SS
- law enforcement agency
- posse
- posse comitatus
- police officer
- policeman
- officer
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