police, police force, constabulary, law
(noun) the force of policemen and officers; “the law came looking for him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
constabulary (not comparable)
Of, or relating to constables.
Characteristic to police; police-like, rather than military.
• constabular
constabulary (countable and uncountable, plural constabularies)
A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.
Constabulary is a collective noun and usually has no plural. Only when describing groups of constabularies is it used in the plural. For example, the constabularies of England and Wales form part of the constabulary of the United Kingdom.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*stab"u*la*ry, a. Etym: [LL. constabularius an equerry. See Constable.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
Con*stab"u*la*ry, n.
Definition: The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
