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con·stab·u·lar·y  (kn-stby-lr)
n. pl. con·stab·u·lar·ies
1. The body of constables of a district or city.
2. The district under the jurisdiction of a constable.
3. An armed police force organized like a military unit.
adj.
Of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their jurisdictions.

constabulary [kənˈstæbjʊlərɪ] Chiefly Brit
n pl -laries
(Law) the police force of a town or district
adj
(Law) of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their duties

Constabulary constables or the police force collectively, 1824.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.constabularyconstabulary - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
European Law Enforcement Organisation, Europol - police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces
gendarmerie, gendarmery - French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
Mutawa, Mutawa'een - religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
Mounties, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police - the federal police force of Canada
New Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard - the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London
secret police - a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
Schutzstaffel, SS - special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws
posse, posse comitatus - a temporary police force
police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
Translations
constabulary [kənˈstæbjʊlərɪ] Npolicía f
constabulary [kənˈstæbjʊləri] n (British)police f, gendarmerie f
constabulary
n (Brit) → Polizei f no pl
constabulary [kənˈstæbjʊlrɪ] npolizia
constabulary [kənˈstæbjʊlrɪ] npolizia


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I am a copying-clerk at the police-office; and you know you cannot insult any belonging to the constabulary force without a chastisement.
It was at eleven forty-five that the first alarm reached the small local police station, in charge of Sergeant Wilson of the Sussex Constabulary.
The County Constabulary is in a scandalous state, sir, and it has not afforded me the protection to which I am entitled.
 
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