police

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

   “Call the police!”

2. isim A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

   “The Cook County Sheriff's Department has jurisdiction across most of Chicago but focuses on the unincorporated area and tasks like prisoner transport, leaving the rest to the Chicago Police Department.”

3. isim A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.

   “Scotland Yard is, technically speaking, only the metropolitan police for Greater London but because of their importance they have special jurisdiction for some crimes across the United Kingdom.”

4. isim Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government.
5. isim The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer.

   “Pearlman: Very clever, Lester. You got it all figured, huh? Freamon: Me? I'm just a police.”

6. isim People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police.

   “Who called the fashion police?”

7. isim Cleanup of a military facility, as a formal duty.

   “Q. […] What did you do that day? — A. I was cleaning up around quarters. Q. You had been on guard and went on police duty? You were policing, cleaning up around the barracks? — A. Yes, sir.”

8. isim Synonym of administration, the regulation of a community or society.

   “The notion of ‘police’ – that is, rational administration – was seen as a historical force which could bring civilized improvement to societies.”

9. isim Alternative form of policy.
10. isim Alternative form of polity, civilization, a regulated community.
11. fiil To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).

    “Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.”

12. fiil To clean up an area.

    “This comes to him through the company housekeeping, for in the field each organization takes care of itself, cooks its own food, makes its own beds, does its own policing (cleaning up); […]”

13. fiil To enforce norms or standards upon.

    “to police a person's identity”