053- The Police

police officer

noun

/pəˈliːs ˈɑːfɪsɚ/

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someone whose job is to protect people, catch criminals, and make sure that laws are obeyed

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

police constable

noun

/pəlˈiːs kˈɑːnstəbəl/

a police officer of the lowest rank

police force

noun

/pəlˈiːs fˈoːɹs/

the force of policemen and officers

constable

noun

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a police officer of the lowest rank, responsible for patrolling specific areas and enforcing laws within a jurisdiction

Dialect

British

rank

noun

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the position that a person has in a society or organization in relation to others

sergeant

noun

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a US police officer below the rank of lieutenant

inspector

noun

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a police officer holding an intermediate rank

chief constable

noun

/tʃˈiːf kˈɑːnstəbəl/

the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)

procedure

noun

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a particular set of actions conducted in a certain way

to detain

Verb

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n

to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

free

Grammatical Information:

transitive

custody

noun

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a state in which a person is kept in jail or prison, particularly while waiting to be tried

to suspect

Verb

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to think that someone may have committed a crime, without having proof

Grammatical Information:

transitive

offense

noun

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any act that is against a law

suspect

noun

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someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

plaintiff

to commit

Verb

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to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

Grammatical Information:

transitive

valid

Adjective

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acceptable by the law or any authority

invalid

Adjective

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officially or legally unacceptable

valid

warrant

noun

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an order issued by a judge that authorizes the police to take specific actions

search warrant

noun

/sˈɜːtʃ wˈɔːɹənt/

a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search

to issue

Verb

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to release an official document such as a statement, warrant, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

magistrate

noun

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a person who acts as a judge in a law court and deals with minor offenses

ground

noun

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a rational motive for a belief or action

to caution

Verb

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to warn someone of something that could be difficult or dangerous

Grammatical Information:

transitive

solicitor

noun

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(in the UK) a lawyer who is entitled to give legal advice, prepare legal documents for contracts and defend people in lower courts of law

Dialect

British

to charge

Verb

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to officially accuse someone of an offense

Grammatical Information:

transitive

bail

noun

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an amount of money that must be paid in order for someone who is accused of a crime to be released until their trial

to convict

Verb

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to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

acquit

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to acquit

Verb

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to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

convict

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to sentence

Verb

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to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to remand

Verb

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lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

to remand

Verb

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to send a case back to a court of lower authority for additional reconsideration or review

to be about to do something

phrase

/biː ɐbˌaʊt tə dˈuː ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

Collocation

to be very close to happening or doing something

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