Policial

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the police. archaic, not-comparable

    "[W]here the case is of importance—or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude, the qualities in question have never been known to fail."

Example

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"[W]here the case is of importance—or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude, the qualities in question have never been known to fail."

Etymology

From police + -ial.

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