police
noun
an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
have policed
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present perfectof police.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Many UNC students have policed each other during the pandemic by reporting violations and often documenting them with video footage.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2021
And even people who are in positions of power are starting to understand how ingrained racial issues are in how we police and how we have policed in the past.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2020
“The beginning of a new era for Northern Ireland – one in which we’re free from oppressive laws that have policed our bodies and healthcare,” said Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland campaign manager.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2019
I wish to compliment you and the members of the Force under your command on the very efficient manner in which you and they have policed the line of construction of the Hudson's Bay railway.
From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by R. G. (Roderick George) MacBeth
