constabulary
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Adjective
constabularies, plural;
/kənˈstabyəˌlerē/,
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constabularies, plural;
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Of or relating to a constabulary
Noun
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The constables of a district, collectively
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An armed police force organized as a military unit
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A police force covering a particular area or city
Web Definitions:
- police: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
- Constabulary may have several definitions.
- A police force; The police in a particular district or area; Of, or relating to constables; Characteristic to police; police-like (as opposed to military)
- regular military personnel assigned the duty of law enforcement or peacekeeping; compare PROVOST GUARD, see PM, MP, SNOWDROP, AP, SP, QC, BUTTON, CID, OSI, NIS, FBI. ...
- A group (or troop) of ten knights, the smallest unit of knightly cavalry.