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constabulary

[kuhn-stab-yuh-ler-ee] / kənˈstæb yəˌlɛr i /
NOUN
military police
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








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The constabulary's complex is located in a highly secured area in Peshawar, and the attackers would have had to breach multiple levels of security to break in.

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"I hope that our case will highlight failings within the constabulary and the chief constable will ensure that this never happens again."

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He added: "I believe the school tried to use the police to close down legitimate inquiries, and for some reason the constabulary played along."

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"Molly Bury's behaviour fell way below what the constabulary expects and what the public would expect of a serving police officer."

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Det Supt Haskins said while the teenagers - who were unknown to them - tried to evade the police, they used "all the powers and the force of the constabulary" to catch them.

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