Polac
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A road-traffic accident that occurs due to presence of a police vehicle. UK
"An accident involving a police car is known as a 'polac', and is investigated 'independently' by the area traffic department rather than by the division to which the driver belongs."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of polac. UK, alt-of
"I doubt that the organisation is going to be terribly concerned that you arrive at that call thirty seconds later than you would have done otherwise but can be pretty sure that they would have something to say had you smashed up your police car on the way there. I doubt also that CPS would be satisfied with the defence of '...It was my first night duty … and I was rather tired...' after your high profile POLAC gets splashed all over the national newspapers and television news."
- 3 The Police Academy of Nigeria. Nigeria, uncountable
Example
More examples"An accident involving a police car is known as a 'polac', and is investigated 'independently' by the area traffic department rather than by the division to which the driver belongs."
Etymology
Blend of police + accident.
Blend of police + academy.
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