constabulary
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"I hope that our case will highlight failings within the constabulary and the chief constable will ensure that this never happens again."
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
Andy Cooke, chief inspector of constabulary, said the current police funding formula was "an anachronism".
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
Couzens, 51, joined Kent Police as a special constable in 2002 and became an officer with the Civil Nuclear constabulary in 2011.
From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024
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
When disturbances in one province would become formidable, constabulary from provinces would be hurried thither, thus denuding the latter provinces of proper police protection.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
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