constabulary
Example Sentences
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood also stated she had lost confidence in the chief constable, following an update on a "damning" review from the chief inspector of constabulary and what she called a "failure of leadership".
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
"Molly Bury's behaviour fell way below what the constabulary expects and what the public would expect of a serving police officer."
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
The custom dates back more than 150 years, but was stopped in 1909 by the local constabulary, which saw the "straw bears" as a form of "cadging", or begging, for rewards.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024
Scotland's chief inspector of constabulary has called for a strategic whole system review of mental health services.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023
The constabulary would worry along with such force as they had in the island of Samar, only a few hundred, certainly nearer five hundred than one thousand.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
