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Special Constables Act 1838 — The Special Constables Act 1838 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ummary description An Act for the Payment of Constables for Keeping the Peace near Public Works. Preamble Whereas great mischiefs have arisen by the outrageous… … Wikipedia
Special police — and Special Police Force are terms which have different meanings in different countries, as described below.CanadaSpecial Police is not a term used in Canada. Instead, police who would fall into this role are referred to as Special Constables.… … Wikipedia
special constable — A person sworn in by the justices to preserve the peace, or to execute warrants in special circumstances • • • Main Entry: ↑constable special constable see under ↑constable • • • Main Entry: ↑special * * * special constable UK US noun … Useful english dictionary
Special constable — A special (police) constable (SC or SPC) is a law enforcement officer who is not a regular member of a police force, but is a member of a volunteer police auxiliary. Many police departments are complemented by a Special Constabulary, members of… … Wikipedia
Special Constabulary — The Special Constabulary is the part time volunteer section of a statutory police force in the United Kingdom or some Crown dependencies. Its officers are known as Special Constables (all hold the office of Constable no matter what their rank) or … Wikipedia
special constable — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms special constable : singular special constable plural special constables British someone who is not regularly employed as a police officer, but who has special training to help the police if they need extra… … English dictionary
Special Armed Police — (Pradeshik) consists of 250 to 700 persons who act as a mobile armed reserve maintained at key locations in some states and actived only on the orders from the deputy inspector general or higher level. Armed constabulary are usually not in… … Wikipedia
Special Branch — For the television series Special Branch, see Special Branch (TV series). Special Branch is a label customarily used to identify units responsible for matters of national security in British and Commonwealth police forces, as well as in the Royal … Wikipedia
Special Weapons and Operations Squad — The Special Weapons and Operations Squad (SWOS) was a Police Tactical Group similar to Tactical Response Group.The acronym SWOS was used by several different Australian States police departments at various times.SWOS was also sometimes referred… … Wikipedia
Special constable — Constable Con sta*ble (k[o^]n st[.a]*b l or k[u^]n st[.a]*b l), n. [OE. conestable, constable, a constable (in sense 1), OF. conestable, F. conn[ e]table, LL. conestabulus, constabularius, comes stabuli, orig., count of the stable, master of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
