Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The body of constables of a district or city.
- noun The district under the jurisdiction of a constable.
- noun An armed police force organized like a military unit.
- adjective Of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their jurisdictions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to constables; consisting of constables; involving the functions of constables: as, a constabulary force.
- noun The body of constables of a district, as a town, city, or county; a body or class of officers performing the functions of constables: as, the constabulary of Ireland.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
- noun The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to
constables . - adjective Characteristic to
police ; police-like (as opposed tomilitary ) - noun A
police force. - noun The police in a particular district or area.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the force of policemen and officers
Etymologies
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Examples
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The constabulary is saddled not just with law enforcement but with community mediation, counselling, social disruption and family and marital breakdown.
IPCC To Investigate Barwell Deaths « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The new government is trying to create a new counterterrorism, with U.S. support, and we are training the frontier constabulary, which is a paramilitary force, primarily to fight terror in the tribal areas.
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He added that the award reflects the contribution PC Edwards has made to the overall aim of the constabulary, which is to inspire trust and confidence in the police service
News round-up 2010
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He added that the award reflects the contribution PC Edwards has made to the overall aim of the constabulary, which is to inspire trust and confidence in the police service
News round-up 2010
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He added that the award reflects the contribution PC Edwards has made to the overall aim of the constabulary, which is to inspire trust and confidence in the police service
News round-up 2010
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He said Miss Adams had called the constabulary's non-emergency number at 10. 45pm to report noise and nuisance in the garden.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Richard Thompson, chief constable of the nuclear constabulary, which is the country's most heavily armed police force and that's not even counting all the plutonium it's packing, is of a different mind.
The Guardian World News David Mitchell 2010
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Criticising the constabulary was a no-go area for MPs.
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It's the navy's "constabulary" role, protecting British trade since Henry VIII built his first fleet.
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First of all, it helps to look at the 4 "core missions" they suggest for US military forces: defend the American homeland; fight and decisively win multiple, simultaneous major theater wars; perform the "constabulary" duties associated with shaping the security environment in critical regions; transform U.S. forces to exploit the "revolution in military affairs;"
milosrdenstvi commented on the word constabulary
When constabulary duty's to be done, to be done, a policeman's life is not an happy one.
-- The Pirates of Penzance
August 20, 2008
katiegiles commented on the word constabulary
"Les gendarmes du Marseilles, the constabulary, de stiff awm o' de law".
November 12, 2010
dailyword commented on the word constabulary
Clarkie is a part of this.
June 12, 2012