| baton |
A baton is a wooden or metal stick that is carried by a police officer or military officer. It can be used as a weapon or as a symbol of authority. [1/3 definitions] |
| bribe |
If someone gives a bribe to someone, they give that person money to get them to do something that they want. And what they want is something dishonest or illegal. Usually, it is people like politicians, police officers, trial witnesses, and judges who are most frequently offered bribes. Of course, that does not mean that they accept bribes. Offering someone a bribe is against the law, and accepting a bribe is also against the law. [1/3 definitions] |
| captain |
a police officer holding a rank above lieutenant. [1/7 definitions] |
| constable |
a police officer in a small town or village. |
| cop2 |
(informal) a police officer. |
| corrupt |
If someone like a police officer, judge, or politician is corrupt, it means they do things that are against the law, especially doing illegal favors for someone who gives them money. [1/2 definitions] |
| detective |
a person, often a police officer, whose job is to find information that will solve crimes. |
| force |
A force is a group of people who share the same activity or who work together. A police force, for example, is a group of all the police officers that work for a particular city. [1/6 definitions] |
| law |
Law is the set of rules that everyone who lives in a certain place must follow. When we say that something is against the law, we mean that if someone does that thing, they could get in trouble with the police. Judges, lawyers, and police officers have to know and understand the law. [1/3 definitions] |
| lieutenant |
in the United States, a police officer who supervises other police officers and whose rank is above a sergeant and below a captain. [1/3 definitions] |
| police department |
The police department is the whole group of police officers that serve in a town or city. The police department is part of the government of that town or city, and police officers are paid with money from taxes. When we talk about a police department, we sometimes mean the office where the police officers do a lot of their work and also the people who work there. |
| police officer |
Police officers are men and women who have the job of protecting people from crime and making people obey laws. |
| police station |
A police station is a place where police officers do a lot of their work. If people want to report a crime, they go to the police station to talk to police officers, or they call the police station on the telephone. Sometimes a police station has a jail where people who might have done something bad are kept for a time. |
| sergeant |
a police officer whose position is below a captain, lieutenant, or inspector. [1/3 definitions] |
| sheriff |
A sheriff is a kind of police officer. A sheriff works to make sure that people don't break the laws of a county or other similar area. A sheriff usually has other police officers working under him or her. |
| tail |
(informal) When a police officer tails a car, it means that the officer secretly follows the car to watch it. [1/6 definitions] |
| ticket |
A ticket is a notice that a police officer gives someone that says that they broke a law. It is usually for doing something like speeding while driving or not obeying other traffic laws. If someone gets a ticket, it means that they have to go to court or pay a fine or both. [2/3 definitions] |
| trooper |
a state police officer. [1/2 definitions] |
| uniform |
A uniform is a special set of clothing that everybody in a certain group must wear. In some schools, all the children wear a uniform. The uniform is usually a little different for girls than for boys. Police officers, mail carriers, airplane pilots, and athletes are some other people who wear uniforms. [1/2 definitions] |
| warrant |
a document issued by a judge that gives a police officer the right to make searches, seize property, or make arrests. [1/2 definitions] |