police (Meaning)

Wordnet

police (n)

the force of policemen and officers

Wordnet

police (v)

maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

Webster

police (n.)

A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough.

That which concerns the order of the community; the internal regulation of a state.

The organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or district, whose particular duties are the preservation of good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the enforcement of the laws.

Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison.

The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state / a camp as to cleanliness.

Webster

police (v. t.)

To keep in order by police.

To make clean; as, to police a camp.

police Sentence Examples

  1. The police were called to investigate the suspicious activity at the abandoned house.
  2. The elderly woman proudly displayed the award she received from the police for her community service.
  3. The police established a roadblock to apprehend the fleeing suspect.
  4. The witness provided the police with a detailed description of the attacker.
  5. The police were alerted to a potential threat at the local school.
  6. The police officer issued a speeding ticket to the reckless driver.
  7. The police were praised for their quick response to the emergency call.
  8. The police arrested the suspect on charges of robbery and assault.
  9. The police launched a search for the missing child.
  10. The police department held a community meeting to discuss crime prevention strategies.

FAQs About the word police

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The police were called to investigate the suspicious activity at the abandoned house.

The elderly woman proudly displayed the award she received from the police for her community service.

The police established a roadblock to apprehend the fleeing suspect.

The witness provided the police with a detailed description of the attacker.