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self-policing definition

self-policing (-pə lēs′iŋ)

noun

a process or procedure by which an industry, profession, or other cooperating group checks its own members to be sure they conform to established principles or agreements

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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