单词 | guardia civil |
释义 | guardia civiln. A force formed in Spain in 1844 to take over police duties from the military, and chiefly responsible for public order and safety. Also elliptical. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > police forces in specific countries or regions holy brotherhooda1739 hermandad1772 religious police1775 state police1779 gendarmerie1792 police1798 Scotland Yard1830 guardia civil1846 RCMP1920 RUC1922 Arab Legion1923 Garda Síochána1923 Schupo1923 Mets1944 Vopo1954 maréchaussée1955 U.S.C.1963 Garda1970 1846 R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xiii. 149 The alcalde, the muleteer, the guardia, and all who have shared in the booty. 1846 R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xvi. 188 The mounted guards, who are now stationed in towns, and by whom the roads are regularly patrolled..are called guardias civiles. 1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon xxiii. 416 They had found no sign of the Guardia Civil. 1955 J. Thomas No Banners iii. 26 On the Pyrenees Franco's guardias civiles blocked the roads into Spain. 1966 M. Catto Bird on Wing x. 153 The Guardia Civil shouted again, raising his rifle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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