| 单词 | police action |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolice action police action n. (a) the activity or behaviour of the police; (b) military intervention without a formal declaration of war, when a nation or group within a nation is considered to be violating international law and peace; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [noun] > other operations combined operation1834 night operation1835 police action1855 night op1916 special operation1917 island-hopping1944 jungle-bashing1954 special op1963 psy-op1965 society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > activity of police action1855 1855 Times 19 Apr. 8/5 In order to economize police action in the highest possible degree. 1933 Week-end Rev. 1 July 17/1 Blurring the distinction between war the duel and ‘police action’. 1986 Stone's Justices' Man. (ed. 118) III. v. 6211 It is also particularly important to ensure that any person searched is treated courteously and considerately if police action is not to be resented. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Aug. t2 In the 1950s, President Truman got us into a ‘police action’ in Korea, which many believe was a war. < as lemmas |
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