as in officer
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the local constable
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Recent Examples of constable
The constable’s office said the victim was flown to a hospital, where his condition is unknown.
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Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
On Friday, as residents gathered at the Bilal mosque for afternoon prayers, several constables, sheriff’s deputies and private security guards stood watch.
—Edgar Sandoval, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Northern policemen such as Philadelphia constable George Alberti, who actually lived not far from Still, profited by moonlighting as a kidnapper for the plantation economy.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
On Friday, as residents gathered at the Bilal mosque for afternoon prayers, several constables, sheriff’s deputies and private security guards stood watch.
—Edgar Sandoval, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Northern policemen such as Philadelphia constable George Alberti, who actually lived not far from Still, profited by moonlighting as a kidnapper for the plantation economy.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constable
Noun
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Lawyers for the Harris County traffic cop said missteps by an officer prior to an escalating event do not strip them of the right to self-defense thereafter.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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An officer was taken in fair condition with an injury to the left shoulder to an area hospital.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The second Trump administration looks set to entirely do away the role of world policeman, and cynics might say, replace it with the role for rent collector.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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His son Flávio had been found to be paying a salary to the wife and the mother of a fugitive policeman who was wanted for running a murder-for-hire operation.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since the operation began on April 28, cops have handed out 916 criminal court summonses against wayward e-bikers — nearly double the amount that was given out all last year, the NYPD said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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According to the police report, cops responded to the West Kendall home Moreno shares with his wife Barbara Estevez at around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Before the escape, the sheriff’s office was in the process of transferring dozens to more secure locations, according to the outlet.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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According to the sheriff's office, Myles is back in custody after he was apprehended and returned by the Louisiana State Police.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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“Constable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constable. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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