A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.

A dog trained and employed by the police to pursue suspects or sniff out contraband. / (dated) Synonym of German shepherd

(US) An insurance policy on a piece of real estate for which the title deeds may be incomplete or not properly searched.

(US) A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for questioning to a police station; (UK) charge sheet. / (US) A newspaper column publishing highlights therefrom.

A line, often marked with yellow tape, demarcating a crime or accident scene and which bystanders are not supposed to cross. / A line of police officers standing guard.

(economics) Government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or taxes.

(economics) The process by which the government, central bank, or monetary authority manages the supply of money, or trading in foreign exchange markets.

plural of policy maker

plural of police officer

(economics, politics) Interdisciplinary studies drawing upon economics, law, and political science in explaining how political institutions, the political environment, and the economic system — capitalist, socialist, mixed, and so on — influence each other.