police action
a relatively localized military action undertaken by regular armed forces, without a formal declaration of war, against guerrillas, insurgents, or other forces held to be violating international peace and order.
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How to use police action in a sentence
The cameras are now standard issue in many jurisdictions across the country, seen as a way to provide more objective accounts of police actions and rely less on the recollections of officers or anyone else.
Police Watchdog Calls for Full Access to Body Cam Footage. The NYPD Says No. | by Eric Umansky | November 8, 2021 | ProPublicaHe will hire outside counsel to present the cases, a change in policy designed to strengthen the public’s sense of independent accountability for police action.
Anarchists and an increase in violent crime hijack Portland’s social justice movement | Scott Wilson | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostThey speculate that some police actions against these favela gangs may be motivated not by a desire to arrest criminals but rather to clear them out so that militias can take over.
A Deadly Police Raid in Rio Show How Bolsonaro's Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in Brazil | David Miranda | May 8, 2021 | TimeIt’s not clear whether SDPD is tracking these “low-visibility” police actions because that information is not publicly available.
Officers Who Wrote Multiple Seditious Language Tickets Have Been Accused of Other Violations | Kara Grant | October 14, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThis month a judge intervened and granted a 30-day temporary stay on police action against Abbott.
Even critics of the protests are asking serious questions about the police action.
Each of them showed rioting crowds and defensive police action; the commentaries cried their confusion.
The Ambassador | Samuel Kimball MerwinAs Al left, President Wong saw the order for the police action on his desk.
Mr. President | Stephen ArrHis hand strayed over to the order he had signed that morning for a police action, then drifted aimlessly away.
Mr. President | Stephen ArrThen he noticed that he had put the police action order back into his outgoing basket.
Mr. President | Stephen ArrI didn't mean that contact, so much as I meant taking some police action.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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