police station

noun

1. police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.

police station

noun

1. the office or headquarters of the police force of a district

Word History and Origins

Origin of police station¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

It had also been taken out of the police station while the complainant was in custody, and there was no clear record of its movements while in police possession.

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Speaking from Wood Green police station in north London, Lammy said Kebatu's victims had been contacted by police liaison officers over the last 48 hours.

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A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct relating to his time working at London's Charing Cross police station.

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He said Heche had been taken to the central police station.

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She found herself at the local police station in tears.

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Related Words

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