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ConstableryConstablery Con"sta*bler*y (? or ? ), n. [OF. conestablerie.
Cf. Constabulary.]
1. The constabulary. [Obs.]
2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.] Constableship
Constableship Con"sta*bleship, n.
The office or functions of a constable.
Constabless
Constabless Con"sta*bless, n.
The wife of a constable. [Obs.]
Police constablePolice Po*lice", n. [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a
state, government, administration, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be a
citizen, to govern or administer a state, fr. ? citizen, fr.
? city; akin to Skr. pur, puri. Cf. Policy polity,
Polity.]
1. 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.
2. That which concerns the order of the community; the
internal regulation of a state.
3. 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.
4. (Mil.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to
preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements
in a camp or garrison.
5. The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state ? a camp
as to cleanliness.
Police commissioner, a civil officer, usually one of a
board, commissioned to regulate and control the
appointment, duties, and discipline of the police.
Police constable, or Police officer, a policeman.
Police court, a minor court to try persons brought before
it by the police.
Police inspector, an officer of police ranking next below a
superintendent.
Police jury, a body of officers who collectively exercise
jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes,
etc.; -- so called in Louisiana. --Bouvier.
Police justice, or Police magistrate, a judge of a police
court.
Police offenses (Law), minor offenses against the order of
the community, of which a police court may have final
jurisdiction.
Police station, the headquarters of the police, or of a
section of them; the place where the police assemble for
orders, and to which they take arrested persons.
Meaning of Constable from wikipedia
- A
constable is a
person holding a
particular office, most
commonly in
criminal law enforcement. The
office of
constable can vary
significantly in different...
- John
Constable RA (/ˈkʌnstəbəl, ˈkɒn-/; 11 June 1776 – 31
March 1837) was an
English landscape painter in the
Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he...
- Head
constable was a rank used in some
British and
British colonial police forces, and is
still used in the
Indian police. Originally, head
constable was...
-
Constable &
Robinson Ltd. is an
imprint of Little,
Brown which publishes fiction and non-fiction
books and ebooks.
Founded in
Edinburgh in 1795 by Archibald...
- A
special constable or
special police constable (SC or SPC) can
refer to an
auxiliary or part-time law
enforcement officer or a
person who is granted...
- ****istant
chief constable (ACC) is the
third highest rank in all
British territorial police forces (except the
Metropolitan Police and City of London...
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Constable of
Castile (Spanish:
Condestable de Castilla) was a
title of a
military nature created by John I, King of
Castile in 1382, as a
result of the...
- The
Constable of the
Tower is the most
senior appointment at the
Tower of London. In the
Middle Ages a
constable was the
person in
charge of a
castle when...
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Chief Constable is the rank used by the
chief police officer of
every territorial police force in the
United Kingdom except for the City of
London Police...
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created for
persons with the
surname Constable, both in the
Baronetage of England. Both
titles are extinct. The
Constable baronetcy, of
Flamborough in the...
