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Definition of polices:

(n) : (law enforcement) A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
(n) : (UK) A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.
(n) : (Australia, New Zealand) Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government.
(n) : (usually plural only) The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer.
(n) : (Canada, US and historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.
(n) : (figuratively, usually ironic and mildly derogatory) People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police.

Definition of polices:

(n) : (law enforcement) A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
(n) : (UK) A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.
(n) : (Australia, New Zealand) Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government.
(n) : (usually plural only) The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer.
(n) : (Canada, US and historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.
(n) : (figuratively, usually ironic and mildly derogatory) People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police.

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