police jury
(US, law enforcement) The most common type of governing body for a parish in the state of Louisiana.
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(US, law enforcement) The most common type of governing body for a parish in the state of Louisiana.
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(US, Louisiana) The city in which the offices of a parish government are located.
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(USA, Australia, law enforcement) The police force belonging to the state (subnational) government, as contrasted with federal, county, or municipal law enforcement.
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(police) A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
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(US) A group of people from which a certain number are selected to sit on a jury.
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(usually, _, plural only) The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly, US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer.