CONSTABULARY

Constabulary

Constabulary may have several definitions: A civil, non-paramilitary force consisting of police officers called constables. This is the usual definition in Britain, in which all county police forces once bore the title, A large civil police force organized and trained along military lines, which may contain paramilitary elements. This is the usual definition in places outside of Great Britain . These were organizationally based on the French Gendarmerie, originally consisting of military personnel seconded to or military veterans recruited directly to the constabulary and later became all civilian forces after they were well established, The title ...

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constabulary

Noun

  1. A police force.
  2. The police in a particular district or area.

Adjective

  1. Of, or relating to constables.
  2. Characteristic to police; police-like (as opposed to military)
    Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.


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