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Vocabulary: The police force
The Police Force are either really appreciated or detested, but they are very diverse
in nature and through the work they do. Generally speaking, the British police are
respected by the citizens. British policemen (GPs) do not carry firearms.
THE POLICE FORCE:
| The police |
| The police force |
| A police officer/ a lawman |
| A cop |
| A uniformed policeman |
| A plain-clothes policeman |
| A police inspector |
- The police were there in force
- The police intervened
- To call emergency services/ GB: To dial 999
- A policeman/ GB: a (police) constable (PC)/ US a patrolman
- A policewoman/ US: a patrolwoman
A police patrol A police warden
| The police station |
| An unmarked police car |
| A police patrol |
| Detective police |
| The Murder Squad |
| The Homicide Department |
- The local police station (GB)/ the local precinct (US)
- A police car/ a squad car/ a prowl car (US)
- The CID (Criminal Investigation Department (GB)
- The FBI (federal Bureau of Investigation)
- The traffic police (GB)/ the State highway patrol (US)
| A traffic warden |
| A lollipop man/ lady |
| A private detective |
A lollipop lady Handcuffs.
| To be on duty |
| A truncheon (GB)/ a night stick (US) |
| Handcuffs / to handcuff someone |
| A police dog |
| A riot shield |
| A water cannon |
| A tear bomb |
POLICE OPERATIONS:
| To enforce the law |
| A police enquiry/ investigation |
| To conduct an inquiry into sb |
| To investigate a crime |
| A suspect |
| To pick up a subject |
| A search warrant |
| A police raid |
| An identity check |
| To shadow/ to tail somebody |
| To track somebody down/ to hunt somebody down |
| To question somebody about something |
- To be wanted by the police
- Wanted for murder
- To catch someone red-handed
- To catch someone in the act
| An arrest/ to arrest |
| To make an arrest |
| Under arrest |
| To release someone |
| On a charge of |
| A statement |
| To caution sb |
| A fingerprint/ to fingerprint |
| A criminal record |
| A clean record |
A fingerprint
- They have a warrant for his arrest
- To be kept in custody
- To spend the night in the cells
- To charge sb with sth/ with + V-ing stg
Really no need to fear British policemen... As a rule, they're very helpful...
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