constabulary
Example Sentences
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The custom dates back more than 150 years, but was stopped in 1909 by the local constabulary, which saw the "straw bears" as a form of "cadging", or begging, for rewards.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024
Scotland's chief inspector of constabulary has called for a strategic whole system review of mental health services.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023
Andy Marsh, chief executive of the College of Policing, said not calling the investigation a critical incident "set the tone within the constabulary and led to several challenges".
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023
Former inspector of constabulary Zoe Billingham said the bar for vetting applicants was "clearly too low".
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023
He has a prot�g� in the constabulary who learned through police channels all that she will allow to be known of her life.
From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
