B Special

British

noun

a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning in Northern Ireland

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Unction, Extreme, Sacrament of, 2774; remote matter, 2774 a; proximate matter, 2774 b; form, 2774 c; recipient, 2774 d; minister, 2774 e; effects of, 2774 f; special duties of recipient, 2775 a; special duties of minister, 2775 b; special duties of pastor, 2775 c; special duties of faithful, 2775 d.

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Additionally, an investigation into the composition of the regular and B Special police would be headed by Lord John Hunt, leader of the mountain-climbing team that first scaled Mt.

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