[
UK
/kənstˈæbjʊləɹi/
]
[ US /kənˈstæbjəˌɫɛɹi/ ]
[ US /kənˈstæbjəˌɫɛɹi/ ]
NOUN
-
the force of policemen and officers
the law came looking for him
How To Use constabulary In A Sentence
- Like other police forces, Wiltshire constabulary is not setting up a special squad or unit to deal with possible hunting law infringements.
- Mrs King is being supported by her husband Simon, a police inspector with Wiltshire Constabulary, who is also a seasoned runner.
- The orchestrated escort and the accompanying police violence in clearing the picket reflected the involvement of city based police, the local constabulary having been cooperative with the workers.
- The Dominion through her Indian officers and her mounted constabulary is showing herself the inheritress of these traditions. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses
- A spokesman for Lancashire constabulary says a team of officers and family liaison officers are on standby just in case.
- West Yorkshire's special constabulary is recognised as being among the best in the country, and we are proud of that.
- The constabulary responded by disguising two officers as down-and-outs.
- It's no wonder the local constabulary had some questions. Times, Sunday Times
- ‘Operation Cobra’ sounds like a plot by undercover CIA operatives to assassinate a Central American despot, rather than the local constabulary's crackdown on car thieves.
- For most of the years she has been involved with the Special Constabulary, Bernice has held down a full-time job as a telephonist / receptionist.