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Another word for constable

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Noun

  1. A member of a law-enforcement agency

      1. One that peels, especially a kitchen implement for peeling the rinds or skins from fruits or vegetables.
      2. One that can be readily peeled, especially a crab that is about to molt.
      1. An adult male human.
      2. A human regardless of sex or age; a person.
      3. A human or an adult male human belonging to a specific occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination:
      1. A form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or molecules and capable of being transmitted through solid and fluid media by conduction, through fluid media by convection, and through empty space by radiation.
      2. The transfer of energy from one body to another as a result of a difference in temperature or a change in phase.
      3. The sensation or perception of such energy as warmth or hotness.
      1. A member of the French national police organization constituting a branch of the armed forces with responsibility for general law enforcement.
      2. A police officer.
      1. A mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down:
      2. To cover with fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles.
      3. To make blurred or indistinct:
      1. A condition in which the arch of the foot is abnormally flattened down so that the entire sole makes contact with the ground.
      2. A person with flat feet.
      3. A police officer.
      1. A ductile, malleable, reddish-brown metallic element that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity and is widely used for electrical wiring, water piping, and corrosion-resistant parts, either pure or in alloys such as brass and bronze. Atomic number 29; atomic weight 63.546; melting point 1,085°C; boiling point 2,562°C; specific gravity 8.96; valence 1, 2.
      2. A coin, usually of small denomination, made of copper or a copper alloy.
      3. A large cooking pot made of copper or often of iron.
      1. An adult male bovine mammal.
      2. The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.
      3. The adult male of certain other large animals, such as alligators, elephants, moose, or whales.
      1. A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
      2. The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political authority; a legal system:
      3. The condition of social order and justice created by adherence to such a system:
      1. A police officer.
      2. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions:
      1. A woman who is a member of a police force.
      1. A man who is a member of a police force.
      1. A body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement and crime prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace, safety, and order of the community.
      2. A body of persons with a similar organization and function:
      3. Regulation and control of the affairs of a community, especially with respect to maintenance of order, law, health, morals, safety, and other matters affecting the public welfare.
      1. A law enforcement officer, such as a sheriff, who is responsible for maintaining civil peace.
      1. A policewoman who patrols or polices an assigned area.
      1. A policeman who patrols or polices an assigned area.
      2. One who patrols an assigned area.
      1. One who holds an office of authority or trust in an organization, such as a corporation or government.
      2. One who holds a commission in the armed forces.
      3. A person licensed in the merchant marine as master, mate, chief engineer, or assistant engineer.
      1. fine
      2. the members of the police force (of a specified city)
      1. A person who wears a blue uniform, especially a police officer.
    See also:

    law

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Sentence Examples

  • Its officers included a constable and a chaplain.

  • About 1180 Amalric was constable of the kingdom of Jerusalem; and he is said to have brought his handsome brother Guy to the notice of Sibylla, the widowed heiress of the kingdom.

  • After his death, the Constable de Bourbon took command of them; they marched slowly down, aided by the marquis of Ferrara, and unopposed by the duke of Urbino, reached Rome, and took it by assault.

  • The Court of Chivalry was a court instituted by Edward III., of which the lord high constable and earl marshal of England were joint judges.

  • The first three numbers were, however, practically edited by Sydney Smith, and on his leaving for England the work devolved chiefly on Jeffrey, who, by an arrangement with Constable, the publisher, was eventually appointed editor at a fixed salary.

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