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policial

English

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Etymology

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police +‎ -ial

Adjective

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policial (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Relating to the police.
    • 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter:
      [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.

Catalan

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From policia +‎ -al.

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policial m or f (masculine and feminine plural policials)

  1. (relational) police
    Synonym: policíac

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policial m or f (plural policiais)

  1. (relational) police

Noun

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policial m or f by sense (plural policiais)

  1. (Brazil) police officer
    Synonyms: polícia, guarda

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From policía +‎ -al.

Adjective

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policial m or f (masculine and feminine plural policiales)

  1. (Spain) Related to the police, police force
    Synonyms: policíaco, policíaca, policiaco, policiaca
  2. police procedural
    Synonym: de policías
  3. whodunit, whodunnit (UK)
    Synonyms: policíaco, policíaca, policiaco, policiaca

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