Noun

Singular police

Plural uncountable

police (uncountable)

  1. An organisation granted the legal authority to enforce the law. See usage note.
    • Call the police!
    • The police operating in New York City operate under the New York City Police Department, several other City agencies and boards, and several public authorities.
  2. (plural only; not used in singular form) Members of the police force.
    • Three police arrived in two cars.
    • The policewoman arrived in her car.
  3. (US, singular, nonstandard) (plural=police) A police officer
    • 2006, David Simon, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, ISBN 0805080759, page 440:
      This time it is the worst kind of call a murder police can get.

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Sun Oct 18 12:09:09 2009

A police service is a public force empowered to enforce the law and provide security through the legitimized use of force.

The term is most commonly associated with police services of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. The word comes via French Policier, from Latin politia ("civil administration"), from ancient Greek πόλις ("city").

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Thu Nov 5 06:05:32 2009

What can I do to make a police uniformlike costume?
Q. I'm in a play and we have a two police characters. We can't get hold of a police uniform, the police cadets aren't allowed to lend their uniforms. How can I make costumes that look like police uniforms? the problem is, the competition is this saturday, and we don't have any costume stores around. The team money certainly can't afford to rent a costume. And I have a SUCKING team. The only reason I haven't quit is because of some really dedicated members that come to school in the morning daily to practise. Thanks, people, for trying to help.
Asked by longtailedmonkey - Wed Jul 12 01:48:49 2006 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Go to a costume store, they have loads of costumes, maby they have what you're looking for. Put a dollar bill in your right shoe, that supposed to give you luck in a play says my brother.
Answered by Lonestar - Wed Jul 12 01:54:31 2006

How do police use airplanes to detect speed?
Q. How do Police use airplanes to detect speed?
Asked by silentxroses - Sun Dec 9 20:34:17 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They premesure two points, say the distance between the on ramp and the next off ramp, then they time a watched car to see how fast it took to get to that point. Simple math will tell if that was either too fast or not.
Answered by Beau - Sun Dec 9 20:38:52 2007

How can the British police find out if a Polish driver is banned from driving?
Q. Question for traffic police - If your a pole (or any other EU citizen) and driving in the UK. How would the UK police be able to identify if you have a Ban from Poland or not?
Asked by Eddy J - Fri May 23 07:10:25 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You heard of Schengen, look it up, you will find all sorts of stuff out about the laws between EU countries
Answered by happywoman - Fri May 23 07:22:45 2008

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