as in police
a body of officers of the law
all members of the local constabulary were on the alert for the escaped convict
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During an appeal last year of his indictment by a Haitian investigative judge, Badio accused Haiti’s judicial police of missing security lapses in the president’s detail.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Another person died during the attack after being inadvertently shot by police.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Constabularies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constabularies. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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