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  2. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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    ] WVSP is the 4th oldest State Police agency in the United States of America. Governor John Jacob Cornwell was insistent upon having a State Police force which he said, "was mandatory in order for him to uphold the laws of our state." Part of the compromise was the name of the organization: "West Virginia Department of Public Safety" was the ...

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  4. Gus Grimly - Wikipedia

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    When the police arrive, they find Malvo's trove of audio tapes, including the one containing Lester's confession for the murder of his first wife. Two weeks later, Lester, now the subject of a manhunt after his murder of Pearl has been revealed, is shown on a snowmobile in Glacier National Park.

  5. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Derogatory; derived from the term "Pig/Pigs"; can refer to a single officer or the police generally. [3] Bagieta Polish slang term for police officer, that is: baguette and it is reference to police baton BAC French slang for police officer; acronym of the Brigade anti-criminalité in France. Barney

  6. State police - Wikipedia

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    State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. These forces typically have jurisdiction over the relevant sub-national jurisdiction, and may cooperate in law enforcement activities with ...

  7. Trooper (police rank) - Wikipedia

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    Trooper is a rank used by several civilian state law enforcement organizations in the United States.In its plural form, state troopers, it generally refers to sworn members of a state law enforcement agency, state police, state highway patrol, or state department of public safety, even though those officers may not necessarily be of the rank of trooper.

  8. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a senior air force officer (equivalent to a USAF Lt. General)* an undercover law enforcement officer on board a commercial aircraft, also known as a sky marshal à la mode fashionable with ice cream (ex. Apple pie à la mode) allotment: a parcel of land in a community garden the amount of something allocated to a particular person alternate

  9. Constabulary - Wikipedia

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    Constabulary may have several definitions: . A civil, non-paramilitary (police) force consisting of police officers called constables. This is the usual definition in the United Kingdom, in which all county police forces once bore the title (and some still do).