Police

pō-lēs′, n. the system of regulations of a city, town, or district for the preservation of order and enforcement of law: the internal government of a state: (short for Police′-force ) the civil officers employed to preserve order, .— v.t. to guard or maintain order in: to put in order.— n.pl. Police′-commi ′ioners , a body of men appointed to regulate the appointments and duties of the police.— ns. Police′-inspect′or , a superior officer of police who has charge of a department, next in rank to a superintendent; Police′-mag′istrate , one who presides in a police court; Police′man , a member of a police-force; Police′-off′ice , -stā′tion , the headquarters of the police of a district, used also as a temporary place of confinement; Police′-off′icer , -con′stable , a policeman; Police′-rate , a tax levied for the support of the police.— Police court , a court for trying small offences brought before it by the police. [Fr.,—L. politia —Gr. polite i a , the condition of a state— pol itēs , a citizen— polis , a city.]