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policework

policework is the alternative form of police work.

Meaning of police work

Noun

police work (uncountable)

  1. Work performed by police; the investigation of criminal activities.
    • The complement will consist of 290 persons, and these cruisers should prove valuable additions to our service, especially in the line of police-work—the peace time duty of most of our ships not assigned for manœuvres.1899, Carl Schurz, George Brinton McClellan Harvey, George William Curtis, Henry Loomis Nelson, Henry Mills Alden, John Bonner, John Foord, John Kendrick Bangs, Montgomery Schuyler, Norman Hapgood...

Questions about policework

What is policework the alternative form of?
Policework is the alternative form of police work.

Words near policework in the dictionary

  1. policespeak
  2. policeware
  3. policewear
  4. policewoman
  5. policewomen
  6. policework
  7. policial
  8. policiary
  9. policide
  10. policied
  11. policier

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