Police Definition–noun | 1. | Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. | | 2. | (used with a plural verb ) members of such a force: Several police are patrolling the neighborhood. | | 3. | the regulation and control of a community, esp. for the maintenance of public order, safety, health, morals, etc. | | 4. | the department of the government concerned with this, esp. with the maintenance of order. | | 5. | any body of people officially maintained or employed to keep order, enforce regulations, etc
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Equipment Definition–noun | 1. | anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose. | | 2. | the act of equipping a person or thing. | | 3. | the state of being equipped. | | 4. | the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.: He has the necessary equipment for law. | | 5. | the rolling stock of a railroad. | |
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