Police Motu

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noun

a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the policeAlso called: Hiri Motu

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Words nearby Police Motu

police court, police dog, police force, policeman, policeman's helmet, Police Motu, police officer, policeperson, police power, police procedural, police reporter

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How to use Police Motu in a sentence

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Smith attended both funerals as a cop and as the husband of Police Officer Moira Smith, who died on 9/11.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical|Stereo Williams|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“The Wizard of Watts is not just about police brutality,” he says.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical|Stereo Williams|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It happened that I didn't stay around those police posts long enough to get familiar with the technical terms for everything.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Aristide picked it up and began to dance and shake his fist at the invisible police.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
“To say that you would have more sense than the police, would be a poor compliment,” said the old lady.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
A less imaginative man than Aristide would have immediately acquainted the police with his discovery.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke