| 单词 | constable |
| 释义 | constable (kʌnstəbəl , kɒn- ) Word forms: constables 1. countable noun & title noun In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank. He was a constable at Sutton police station. ...Constable Stuart Clark. Thanks for your help, Constable. 2. See also Chief Constable 3. countable noun & title noun In the United States, a constable is an official who helps keep the peace in a town. They are lower in rank than a sheriff. Collocations: deputy constable The deputy constable stopped the truck and ran the plates. Houston Chronicle Despite her title of deputy constable, she, as part of her normal duties, was not dispatched to act as a law enforcement official. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She said that deputy constables must be more visible on patrol in the precinct. Houston Chronicle A constable may be assisted by deputy constables as sworn officers or constable's officers as civil staff, usually as process servers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The statutes are enforced by local police, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and constables and deputy constables. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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