state police
1State police — are a type of sub national territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canadian provinces, while in other places, the same… …
2state police — n. The police force hired by a state to keep the peace and enforce laws within a state. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
3State Police of Crawford and Erie Counties — The State Police of Crawford and Erie Counties was a volunteer police force in northwest Pennsylvania, not to be confused with the unaffiliated Pennsylvania State Police. It disbanded in 2005 after the state Legislature revoked its authority.The… …
4state police — noun : the police organized and maintained by a state as distinguished from those of a lower subdivision (as a city or county) of the state government * * * a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county… …
5state police — a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county in the state. * * * …
6state police — A department or agency of a state government empowered with authority of police throughout a state and commonly trained and governed in a quasimilitary fashion …
7state police power — Every state has power to enact laws for the protection of its citizens health, welfare, morals and safety and such power is derived from the 10th Amendment, U.S.Const. This power is upheld if exercised in a manner consistent with its ends and if… …
8state police power — See police power …
9Massachusetts State Police — Abbreviation MSP Patch of the Massachusetts State Police …
10New Jersey State Police — Abbreviation NJSP New Jersey State Police patch …
