as in police
a body of officers of the law
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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He was later found and taken to the hospital by police before being arrested on a charge of murder.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 May 2025 -
The Justice Department is in talks to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was killed by police at the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, multiple outlets reported.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Police forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20forces. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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