constabulary
pronunciation
How to pronounce constabulary in British English:
UK [kənˈstæbjələri]
How to pronounce constabulary in American English:
US [kənˈstæbjəleri]
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- Noun:
- the force of policemen and officers
Word Origin
- constabulary (n.)
- 1630s, "district under a constable," from Medieval Latin constabularia, from constabulus, Latinized form of Old French conestable (see constable). Meaning "organized body of constables" is from 1837. Earlier (mid-15c.) as an adjective, "pertaining to a constable."
Example
- 1. The constabulary and the citizenry perform an intimate pas de deux inslide 7 .
- 2. In other words , the military of the world 's richest nation amounted to hardly more than a border constabulary armed with obsolete equipment like 1903 springfield rifles .
- 3. But in a later 12-month trial with the derbyshire constabulary in 2008 , evofit images were constructed in 57 cases , resulting in 43 names being put forward by the public , 19 arrests being made and seven people being charged .
- 4. Last year sir ronnie flanagan , the chief inspector of constabulary , reported on a " staggering " increase in paperwork : one force used a 28-page booklet to record a missing person ; another required 44 pages to report a traffic collision .
- 5. Bob golding , a policeman turned academic , points out that the police will continue to be pushed around by a host of national monitoring agencies , from the audit commission to hm inspector of constabulary , a home office appointee who is about to be handed greater powers , subject to the passing of a new bill .