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constable

[kon-stuh-buhl, kuhn-] / ˈkɒn stə bəl, ˈkʌn- /


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The assistant chief constable added that officers were now subject to annual integrity testing and routine re-vetting.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The former constable gave chase until he was ordered to stop and remain where he was.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Stuart Hooper, an assistant chief constable at Essex Police, says it has been an "incredibly challenging" period for the force.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The chief constable of Staffordshire Police has resigned, ahead of a gross misconduct hearing regarding his behaviour.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

It was about this time that a constable put his head round the door to give news that seemed at one with the calamity of the night.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Chief constables have also recently announced that all forces will introduce mandatory recording of police officer suicides.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Long before modern professional police forces, public order depended on watches, constables, alarms, and forms of compelled or expected community response.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Badat worked on a challenge to DeSoto County districts that were used for the county’s board of supervisors, school board, election commission, county constables and their judges.

From Salon May 16, 2026

A further three police constables are being investigated for potential misconduct in relation to alleged failures to challenge the conduct of the other officers and their treatment of the boy.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

The two constables had been sent out to join those looking for Pierrot and Jackson, and more policemen were supposed to be on their way down to the bungalow in case Robbie had gone there.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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