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constable Definition

con·sta·ble (kän′stə bəl; Brit kun′-)

noun

  1. in the Middle Ages, the highest-ranking official of a royal household, court, etc.
  2. the warden or keeper of a royal fortress or castle
  3. a peace officer in a town or village, with powers and jurisdiction somewhat more limited than those of a sheriff
  4. Chiefly Brit. a police officer

Etymology: ME < OFr conestable < LL comes stabuli, lit., count of the stable, hence chief groom < L comes, companion, fellow (see count) + stabulum, stable

Constable Definition

Con·sta·ble (kun′stə bəl, kän′-)

Constable, John 1776-1837; Eng. landscape painter

constable Usage Examples

Preposition: of

castle: Bond B Lord Mountjoy - you have been appointed constable of the castle of Hammes at Calais.

Converse of object

  • depose: A constable deposed to defendants standing on the footpath at a street corner for about ten minutes.
  • obstruct: At Eden Magistrates ' Court Potter admitted obstructing a constable by fitting a jamming device to his car which prevented police recording his speed.
  • authorize: The warrant also authorizes a police constable to open locked premises.
  • appoint: Section 1 of the Canal ( Offenses ) Act 1840 allowed canal companies to appoint constables.
  • uniform: Enclosed by a high chain link fence, surmounted by barbed wire, the premises were guarded by a squad of uniformed special constables.

Preposition: in

  • uniform: There is a power of arrest for a constable in uniform in relation to these offenses.
  • execution: Assault on police officer forcibly removing accused from police station was assault on constable in execution of his duty.

Adjective modifier

  • chief: The chief constable is hoping to form a crack Police Cycling Corps.
  • probationary: A proportion of probationary constables are now trained to level 2 public order standard to provide a more flexible use of resources.
  • deputy: Mr Whiteley, who is deputy chief constable of Northamptonshire police said senior officers were urging caution over how the powers are used.
  • special: My father was first a special constable in the police in London.
  • assistant: He will then forward the file to the assistant chief constable who will take the decision to file or otherwise.
  • petty: Petty constables were also unpaid, chosen from the people in a community to do the job for a year.

Noun used with modifier

  • probationer: In order to do this, a total of 38 probationer constables were monitored during October 2004.
  • detective: A woman detective constable found a deposit on the table in the drawing room.
  • police: The letter was a personal attack on the police constable, which I would say was very unfair.
  • parish: At the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign the area was policed mainly by parish constables.
  • ward: You can find ward your local ward constable by clicking here.
  • patrol: Everyone who wants to become a police officer has to complete a two-year probationary period working on the beat as a patrol constable.