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policial

policial adjective: relating to the police.

Adjective

policial (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Relating to the police.
    • [W]here the case is of importance—or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude, the qualities in question have never been known to fail.1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter

Origin of policial

From police + -ial.

Questions about policial

What does policial mean?
Policial means relating to the police.
What part of speech is policial?
Policial is an adjective.

Words near policial in the dictionary

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

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