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constable

[kon-stuh-buhl, kuhn-] / ˈkɒn stə bəl, ˈkʌn- /


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Monday's legal challenge was originally scheduled for last week, but was delayed after the Orange Order added the chief constable to the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Portadown Orangemen want to overturn the Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant's intervention on Friday night, which came after he received advice from the chief constable.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"But it seemed to me that the real threat was, precisely as the chief constable had outlined, I couldn't see how the procession could take place."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Andrew's lawyers have used a judicial review to challenge the actions of the force's chief constable and the Central Criminal Court.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Yet before the constable had arrived, Rab was out of it, back cleaning his press, and he had got Johnny out of it, too.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Chief constables have also recently announced that all forces will introduce mandatory recording of police officer suicides.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Long before modern professional police forces, public order depended on watches, constables, alarms, and forms of compelled or expected community response.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

It also called for a new sergeant qualification to replace an "outdated" exam currently passed by fewer than half of candidates, as well as "urgent action to build a credible pipeline of future chief constables".

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Badat worked on a challenge to DeSoto County districts that were used for the county’s board of supervisors, school board, election commission, county constables and their judges.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

As the constables half pushed, half carried her to the edge of the drive, she began to shout a single word so loudly that Briony could hear it from her bedroom.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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