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police power

police power noun: the inherent power, incident to sovereignty, of a state to regulate and exercise reasonable control over matters of public health, public morals, public safety, and in general, all things relating to the general welfare.

Noun

police power (uncountable)

  1. The inherent power, incident to sovereignty, of a state to regulate and exercise reasonable control over matters of public health, public morals, public safety, and in general, all things relating to the general welfare.

Questions about police power

What does police power mean?
Police power means the inherent power, incident to sovereignty, of a state to regulate and exercise reasonable control over matters of public health, public morals, public safety, and in general, all things relating to the general welfare.
What part of speech is police power?
Police power is a noun.

Words near police power in the dictionary

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  2. police one's brass
  3. Police Point
  4. police positive
  5. police positives
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  7. police procedural
  8. police procedurals
  9. police protection
  10. police record
  11. police records

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