police constable


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Noun1.police constable - a police officer of the lowest rankpolice constable - a police officer of the lowest rank
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
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Translations
policajný strážnik
stražnik

police constable

n (Brit) → agente m di polizia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Between the brother and sister he remained in this posture, quite unresisting and passive, until Mr Swiveller returned, with a police constable at his heels.
A guilty-looking cat issuing from under the stones ran for a while in front of Mr Verloc, then dived into another basement; and a thick police constable, looking a stranger to every emotion, as if he too were part of inorganic nature, surging apparently out of a lamp-post, took not the slightest notice of Mr Verloc.
Snagsby descends and finds the two 'prentices intently contemplating a police constable, who holds a ragged boy by the arm.
The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe of wood rails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stalwart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers, who craned their necks and strained their eyes in the vain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within.
Mr Inspector speedily returning down the wooden stairs, with a police constable, Lightwood asked him if he had seen his friend leave them?
But at that instant someone seized him from behind, and a police constable stood between them.
Neither were needed, however, for at that moment there was a scattering of the crowd, and two police constables, burly and helmeted, pushed their way through the rabble.
Meanwhile a police constable of Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) Imran Gandapur was shot dead by unknown persons while irrigating agricultural land in his native town, reported the brother of slain police constable to the Kulachi police station.
QUETTA -- A police constable martyred and five other people, including a police personnel injured in hand grande attack on police team checking in Goth Hameed area of Subatpur district.
SIALKOT -- A police constable embraced martyrdom and two suspect dacoits were killed in a shootout near New Sabzi Mandi Sialkot in the wee hours of Friday.
The unruly mob had also roughed up a police constable on the night of July 2.
Summary: Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 11 (ANI): In a shocking case of arrogance, a Uttar Pradesh police constable posted on escort duty with BJP MP Rekha Verma accused the lawmaker of physically and verbally assaulting him on Monday.

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