A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough.
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To stuff; to lard; to farce.
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To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…
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The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel.
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The body of gendarmes.
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See Posse comitatus.
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The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal p…
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Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
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Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
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One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police office…
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Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
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In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…
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To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
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