Definition of police action
: a localized military action undertaken without formal declaration of war by regular armed forces against persons held to be violators of international peace and order
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The city's Public Integrity Unit, which investigates police actions, is handling the case.
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And all of these policing actions carry a chance, however small, to escalate into a violent confrontation.
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And all of these policing actions carry a chance, however small, to escalate into a violent confrontation.
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Soon, the police action drew a crowd from the nearby Dorie Miller Homes, a public housing project.
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Another example of stakeholders waiting for the outcome of a federal investigation into a police action that resulted in someone's death is the case of Eric Garner.
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No further police action will be taken, officials said.
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Others point to the most deadly police action since white minority rule ended: In 2012, the police killed 34 workers at the Marikana platinum mine.
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The comments came after some strip club workers have questioned the need for police action, asking why NOPD has not brought any trafficking charges or identified victims.
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First Known Use of police action
1933
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