polices

NOUN

person hired to uphold the laws

Synonyms

WEAK

arm of the law badge bear beat cop black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force gendarme heat law law enforcement narc patrol

Antonyms

WEAK

criminal

NOUN

lawman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detective force law enforcement man

STRONG

badge bear blue bluecoat bobby bull constable constabulary cop copper corps fed flatfoot fuzz gendarme gumshoe heat law narc officers oink patrolman pig

WEAK

county mounty

Example Sentences

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A Spotify spokeswoman said the company polices spam aggressively and has been removing content related to this attack for more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Right now is the moment to do a lot of the movement work, a lot of the policymaking, because those polices are going to last far beyond Trump,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2026

Then he turned to the polices "I am your prisoner," he went on, in a broken, rambling way.

From What's Bred in the Bone by Allen, Grant