Word Image
plural: police
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: the department of government that keeps order and enforces law, investigates crimes, and makes arrests; members of a police force
verb: to control, regulate, or keep in order by use of police
Word Family
policed
policing
policeman
policewoman
policy
policeable
Sentences
Police arrested a man whom they identified as the murderer.
The officers police the streets for reckless drivers.
We were told there would be a police inquiry into the incident.
The coast is policed by the Coast Guard.
Police officers arrived at the scene of the accident.
Our security officers do a good job policing the campus.
I spoke with the police captain about the robbery.
The man retired after 25 years on the police force.
My friend’s father served as the Chief of Police
They took him down to the police station for questioning.
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