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Constablery
Constablery Con"sta*bler*y (? or ? ), n. [OF. conestablerie. Cf. Constabulary.] 1. The constabulary. [Obs.] 2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]
Constableship
Constableship Con"sta*bleship, n. The office or functions of a constable.
Constabless
Constabless Con"sta*bless, n. The wife of a constable. [Obs.]
Police constable
Police Po*lice", n. [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a state, government, administration, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be a citizen, to govern or administer a state, fr. ? citizen, fr. ? city; akin to Skr. pur, puri. Cf. Policy polity, Polity.] 1. A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough. 2. That which concerns the order of the community; the internal regulation of a state. 3. The organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or district, whose particular duties are the preservation of good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the enforcement of the laws. 4. (Mil.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison. 5. The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state ? a camp as to cleanliness. Police commissioner, a civil officer, usually one of a board, commissioned to regulate and control the appointment, duties, and discipline of the police. Police constable, or Police officer, a policeman. Police court, a minor court to try persons brought before it by the police. Police inspector, an officer of police ranking next below a superintendent. Police jury, a body of officers who collectively exercise jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes, etc.; -- so called in Louisiana. --Bouvier. Police justice, or Police magistrate, a judge of a police court. Police offenses (Law), minor offenses against the order of the community, of which a police court may have final jurisdiction. Police station, the headquarters of the police, or of a section of them; the place where the police assemble for orders, and to which they take arrested persons.

Meaning of Constable from wikipedia

- A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions...
- John Constable RA (/ˈkʌnstəbəl, ˈkɒn-/; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he...
- Constable may also refer to: Constable (surname), including John Constable (1776–1837), the English painter RCMP constable John Constable, a fictional character...
- a Special Constable, which was a voluntary British police officer, that existed alongside the War Reserve Constable. War reserve constable (or WRC, war...
- Constable of Castile (Spanish: Condestable de Castilla) was a title of a military nature created by John I, King of Castile in 1382, as a result of the...
- Constable Manju is an Indian Marathi language television series airing on Sun Marathi. It premiered from 18 March 2024. It starred Vaibhav Kadam and Monica...
- The Constable of Chester was a mediaeval hereditary office held by the Barons of Halton. The functions of the Constable are unclear, possibly they related...
- Constable & Robinson Ltd. is an imprint of Little, Brown which publishes fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks. Founded in Edinburgh in 1795 by Archibald...
- captains, ten sergeants, forty corporals, lance-corporals, constables and lance-constables, and, in times of emergency, a "citizens militia" of varied...
- James Michael Constable (born 21 September 1971) is an English pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He is a member of the pop band 911. Constable was born in...