单词 | constabulary |
释义 | constabularyn.ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > high officials of state > [noun] > constable > office of constableryc1400 constableship1464 constabulary1587 constablewicka1693 1587 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1597) 83 b Constabularies, and Baillieries of our proper lands and Castelles. 1746–7 Act 20 Geo. II c. 43 §2 All heretable constabularies, other than the office of high constable of Scotland. 2. A district under a constable; a constablewick. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a (petty) constable constablery1610 constabulary1631 constablewick1678 1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 68 One Francis Bridge, being Constable of Walson..was present, this being within his constabulary. 1791 J. Mackintosh Vindiciæ Gallicæ i. 36 The constituent Assemblies of the several Provinces, Bailliages, and Constabularies of the [French] kingdom. 1813 N. Carlisle Topogr. Dict. Scotl. II. sig. B2 It continued a Constabulary at the Restoration. 3. The organized body of constables or peace officers of a country or specified district. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] police1798 police force1820 constabulary1837 the force1851 John Law1903 button1921 fuzz1929 law1929 Babylon1943 monaych1961 filth1967 heat1967 Bill1969 Old Bill1970 beast1978 blues and twos1985 dibble1990 po-po1994 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxiv. 248 The day-scholars..had hooted the beadle, and pelted the constabulary. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 335/1 To correct the various evils incident to the constitution of the present rural constabulary, the magistrates of Cheshire, in 1829..obtained an Act which authorized them to appoint and direct a paid constabulary. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 39 Those who..would maintain churches on the same principle on which they maintain the county constabulary. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018). constabularyadj. 1. Of or pertaining to petty constables or to police officers; belonging to the official organization for the preservation of public peace and order, especially that established in the counties of England, Ireland, and Scotland in the course of the 19th cent. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [adjective] constabulary1824 constabulatory1830 policial1843 1824 Ann. Reg. 26 The constabulary bill has been found to be a very beneficial measure. 1825 Ann. Reg. 44* The establishment of the police and constabulary force. 1837 Instruct. Royal Comm. in Penny Cycl. XVIII. 336/1 To inquire into the best means of establishing an efficient constabulary force in the counties of England and Wales. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 132 It has been stated that the County Constabulary Acts do not supersede, though they cannot but materially affect, the system of parish constables. 1889 Spectator 26 Oct. A delegated constabulary duty he had from the Sheriff of the county. 2. Of the nature or function of constables. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [adjective] > of the nature or function of police constabulary1856 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxviii. 367 Nor did their constabulary guardians. 1857 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 1 Mar. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. v. 181 A system of constabulary ethics. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < |
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