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  • 1police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …

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  • 6Chicago Police Department — Abbreviation CPD Shoulder sleeve patch for patrolmen and detectives …

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  • 8British police strikes in 1918 and 1919 — The Police Strikes of 1918 and 1919 resulted in the British government putting before Parliament its proposals for a Police Act, which established the Police Federation of England and Wales as the representative body for the police. The Act also… …

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  • 9Military Police Corps (Israel) — Military Police Corps Corps insignia Active 1944–present Country Israel …

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