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Definition of "constabulary" [con•stab•u•la•ry]

  • The body of constables of a district or city. (noun)
  • The district under the jurisdiction of a constable. (noun)
  • An armed police force organized like a military unit. (noun)
  • Of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their jurisdictions. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "constabulary" in a sentence
  • "The constabulary is saddled not just with law enforcement but with community mediation, counselling, social disruption and family and marital breakdown."
  • "The new government is trying to create a new counterterrorism, with U.S. support, and we are training the frontier constabulary, which is a paramilitary force, primarily to fight terror in the tribal areas."
  • "He said Miss Adams had called the constabulary's non-emergency number at 10. 45pm to report noise and nuisance in the garden."