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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
police
/ˈpliːs/
noun1 of 2
people, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- “The police arrested the man who was causing the disturbance.”Tatoeba
- “I need to use your phone to call the police.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)