constabulary

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con·stab·u·lar·y / kənˈstabyəˌlerē/ • n. (pl. -lar·ies) the constables of a district, collectively. ∎  an armed police force organized as a military unit. ∎ Brit. a police force covering a particular area or city.• adj. of or relating to a constabulary.

Constabulary

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Constabulary

constables or the police force collectively, 1824.

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