(in the UK) a person who is trained to act as a police officer on particular occasions, especially in times of emergency.
he had served as a special constable
as title Special Constable Casey
Example sentencesExamples
- The Executive is to invest 2m to pay special constables.
- Under our plan, a team of special constables would be hired, trained and given powers to identify cabinet members.
- An agent special constable comes over and guides him farther down the grass, the battery of cameras and microphones dutifully following.
- There are of course some instances where security officers have the status of a special constable.
- Mr Carr has been a special constable for 10 years.
- An award-winning special constable with an outstanding arrest record has launched a landmark disability discrimination case.
- This could be done by adding another part-time or full-time special constable.
- As a volunteer special constable she gave up her own time on top of having a demanding job and raising her young family.
- A special constable for 33 years, Bernice is now commandant but still finds time to volunteer as a classroom assistant and for Pets as therapy.
- Though no war party appeared, large numbers of settlers were sworn in as special constables, just in case.
- Now you're a special constable.