police unit

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliceandunit

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolice unit

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It has reached such an extent that the council has its ownpoliceunit.
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No special nationalpoliceunithas been established in respect of animal rights protestors.
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The answer is that they were photographed at the request of the national football intelligencepoliceunit.
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I agree with the proposition that a mobile specialpoliceunitis necessary.
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I welcome the establishment ofpoliceunitco-ordination to pool information on dangerous and misguided acts.
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Recent government initiatives to reduce the incidence of credit card fraud include the pilot of a dedicatedpoliceunitto combat cheque and plastic crime.
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We now have a national football intelligencepoliceunit, which apparently authorises photography.
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Secondly, there must be no question of turning thispoliceunitunder any circumstances into a para-military force.
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However, parliamentary control means that thispoliceunitmust be placed under the responsibility of a political body that in turn must be answerable to parliament.
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It has a women's equality unit, a race equality unit, a community affairs unit, a women's committee, apoliceunit—all wasted public money in the borough.
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However, is there a strategy whereby apoliceunit, for instance, could get at those who organise the rings and are at the heart of the trouble?
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A specialist militarypoliceunitconducts covert monitoring using mobile radar and investigates alleged infringements.
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He disbanded thepoliceunitthat had engaged in spying on demonstrations.
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The exercise ended when the divisional militarypoliceunitseized the governor who feigned a surrender of the state.
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Most of these organizations have already been privatized, but are allowed to maintain an auxiliarypoliceunit.
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Conversely, if apoliceunitspots the player, the pursuit resumes.
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The slouch hat will have the colours of thepoliceunitembroidered on the brim which is put up.
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