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  2. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Argentinean slang term for police officers derived from "rata" (rat). Also derived from vesre pronunciation of tira ("strap"), since older police uniforms featured a leather strap across the officer's chest. [58] See Tira. Also used in Chile as slang for a member of the PDI. Reggin Slang used for non-white police officers in Latvia. Rent-a-Cop

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

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    technically, a police officer of any rank, but usu. understood to mean a police officer of the lowest rank (one who holds no other more specific rank) (US: officer or patrolman) peace officer in a township without an organised police department official who serves summonses (UK: bailiff or sheriff's officer) construction

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    chief royal peace officer of a county, now (as high sheriff) largely only a ceremonial role (England and Wales) local judge, in full sheriff-depute or sheriff-substitute (Scotland) elected chief legal officer of a county, usu. also in charge of the county's law enforcement service; elsewhere any member of a county (vs. state or local) police ...

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    (slang) emergency vehicle with lights and sirens (emergency services in the UK generally use blue flashing lights and formerly used a two-tone siren) (US: lights and sirens or code) bobby police officer, named after Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the Metropolitan Police in 1829. The word "peeler" of similar origin, is used in Northern Ireland.

  6. List of slang terms for federal agents - Wikipedia

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    Term used by American federal agents to refer to British government agents. Babylon Jamaican slang for members of establishments (including the police and federal agents) that are perceived as oppressive due their association with white people. [2] Downtown gang FBI: Fed Abbreviation of "federal agent" or "federal police officer". [3] Federales ...

  7. Police ranks of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Police community support officers bear epaulettes with the words "Police community support officer" and their shoulder number, or, in the Metropolitan Police, a borough identification code and shoulder number. South Yorkshire Police PCSO supervisors wear a bar above the words "Police community support officer supervisor" and the shoulder number.

  8. Woodentop - Wikipedia

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    The Woodentops, a British rock band Woodentop, a pejorative term used by plain-clothed British police for uniformed police officers "Woodentop" ( The Bill ) , the pilot episode of the long-running television programme The Bill

  9. British slang - Wikipedia

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    British slang is English-language slang originating from and ... Caught red-handed by the police. [112] doofer ... popularly worn by British officers serving in India ...