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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of police (“police officer”) form-of, nonstandard, plural

   "I saw three polices standing there, so I didn't try anything stupid."

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of police form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

constabularycopperfuzzheatlawpatrol

Example

More examples

"The Palestinian Authority polices West Bank people for the Israeli state."

Etymology

From police + -s.

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