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constabulary

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Definition of constabulary

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a body of officers of the law all members of the local constabulary were on the alert for the escaped convict

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Recent Examples of constabulary The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026. — Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 The decision was made on the advice of West Midlands Police, the constabulary with responsibility for overseeing security at the match. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 With Ida Engvoll as Rebecka, a Stockholm lawyer back in her small hometown after the death of a friend, and Eva Melander as Mella, chief inspector of the local constabulary, who appropriates her semi-formally to the force. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023 Several British constabularies have added EVs to their fleets for urban policing duties, often using models such as the Hyundai Kona Electric, Nissan Leaf and the BMW i3. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for constabulary

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The leader is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and has authority over the national police and morality police.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Paramedics took the child to the hospital, where the toddler died, Grace Mariot, a police spokeswoman, said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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