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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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police †policy; †civil organization XVI; civil administration regulating public order; civil force appointed to maintain public order XVIII. — F. — medL.
polītia for L.
polītīa POLITY.
Hence
policeman,
policewoman XIX.
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Terrorism Cases To Bring Scrutiny To New York Court
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...know people who were affected? Do you have, in your family, for example, members of the fire department, members of the police department? And any other connections that might be a factor in people's attitudes that they may not have at the tip of their...
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For November 13, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Morning News; 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the latest in a series of attacks against Pakistan`s security forces. Later, another suicide bomber killed six people at a police station near the Afghan border.Military prosecutors say more charges may be filed against alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal...
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Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...thatultimately can be passed to the Afghans to provide that security. Thatrequires an Afghan national army, an Afghan national police, and a partnerin delivering governance and services in order to establish -- in orderto further establish a strong central...
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Fort Hood Suspect Charged With 13 Counts Of Murder
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...media coverage. NORRIS: Wade, there is another intriguing development in the Fort Hood story today. It involves that post police officers who shot Major Hasan. What's happening there? GOODWYN: Well, it was a quite surprise. After the Army had given...
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PELOSI: ON VETERANS DAY, LET US HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF OUR VETERANS AND TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THEIR ACTIONS
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 11/10/2009; 565 words
; ...tragedyfor the families, soldiers, civilians, and support staff on the base. Theheroes of that day - the civilians, military police, and service memberswho cared for their comrades and stopped the shooter - represent some ofthe best in America. Today, we...
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Virginia Governor Denies Clemency For Sniper
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...pumping gas or walking across the parking lot. NAYLOR: After a killing spree that left 10 people dead and three wounded, police arrested Muhammad and Malvo at a Maryland rest stop. They were found inside a beat up Chevrolet Caprice that had been modified...
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Cubans Warily Test Their New Freedom To Criticize
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Ms. MIRIAM LEIVA (Former Diplomat): For decades, people didn't express themselves because they knew that the security police or the informers were listening and were going to tell on them. But little by little, since the situation is so harsh, since...
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Voices Of Revolution: Romania
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/10/2009; ; 595 words
; ...with that sinister circus show of continuously praising Ceausescu. But then a neighbor came by and told me that the secret police agents guarding my door had run away. So, I went outside, and indeed, all of the six agents who were there round the clock...
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Wounds Of Post-Election Violence Still Raw In Kenya
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...times. But on January 29th, 2008, Rono had to stop. He says police shot him three times at a checkpoint. Mr. RONO: (Through...Wambugu's father to death. Wambugu has yet to hear from the police. His family is now giving up their claim on the land. Mr...
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INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT:RUSS FEINGOLD
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 585 words
; ...convictionscan be caused by any number of flaws. Inadequate defense counsel, racialand geographic disparities, faulty forensics, police and prosecutorialmisconduct, and wrongful convictions based solely on the testimony of ajailhouse informant or a single mistaken...
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vigilantes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...committees were at best extralegal. When such committees were formed in a community with a well-constituted government and a police force, they were strictly illegal and usually were merely the expression of mob violence. Bibliography: See W. Gard, Frontier...
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working dog
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...clubs to designate dogs raised by humans to herd cattle and sheep, as draft animals, as message dispatchers in wartime, in police and rescue work, as guardians of persons and property, or as guides (see guide dog ) for the blind. The following breeds...
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Sitting Bull
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...encouraged the Sioux to refuse to sell their lands, and he advocated the ghost dance religion. He was killed by Native American police on a charge of resisting arrest. He was buried in North Dakota, but in 1954 his remains were removed to South Dakota. Bibliography...
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traffic regulation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Formal regulation of motor vehicle traffic was instituted in New York City in 1903; a set of Rules for Driving was issued by the police commissioner, and a traffic squad was formed. Similar systems were soon adopted in cities all over the world. Since that...
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Anne Jean Marie René Savary
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...France, thus preparing the way for Napoleon's takeover there. Succeeding (1810) Joseph Fouché as minister of police, Savary did not approach his predecessor's skill and efficiency. After the Bourbon restoration he was condemned to death...
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