Meaning of CONSTABULARY
| Pronunciation: | | kun'stabyu`leree
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| | Definition: | | [n] the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" |
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| | Synonyms: | | law, police, police force |
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| | See Also: | | force, gendarmerie, gendarmery, New Scotland Yard, officer, personnel, police officer, policeman, posse, posse comitatus, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Schutzstaffel, Scotland Yard, secret police, SS | |
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\Con*stab"u*la*ry\, a. [LL. constabularius an
equerry. See {Constable}.]
Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
\Con*stab"u*la*ry\, n.
The collective body of constables in any town, district, or
country.
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| | Related Terms: | | bailiwick, bureau, Cheka, commissariat, constablery, constablewick, county police, department, FBI, Gestapo, highway patrol, Interpol, law enforcement agency, military police, ministry, Mounties, MP, municipality, MVD, NKVD, office, OGPU, police, police force, political police, posse, provincial police, RCMP, riot police, Scotland Yard, secret police, secretariat, security force, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shore patrol, shrievalty, SP, special police, state police, tactical police, troopers, vigilance committee, vigilantes |
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