policing
Americannoun
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the act of maintaining public order and security, enforcing the law, or regulating or controlling something, by or as if by members of a police force.
No matter what style is adopted for the policing of a community, officers must use discretion in interpreting the activities of citizens.
Careful family use of the internet doesn't need to be a punitive policing of children's activities online.
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Military. the act of cleaning up a camp or post or of keeping it clean.
After the major’s visit, the policing of the entire camp and all the fighting positions improved 100 percent.
Other Word Forms
- self-policing adjective
Etymology
Origin of policing
First recorded in 1830–40; police ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The targets are part of the government's plans for sweeping changes to policing in England and Wales.
From BBC
Mahmood said policing was stuck "in a different century" and the new body will form part of a series of police reforms she will unveil on Monday.
From BBC
The plans are part of a raft of reforms expected from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who is promising to oversee the biggest shake-up of policing in decades.
From BBC
The requests included more powers over natural resources, the Crown Estate, and policing and justice, which have mostly been rejected by the UK government.
From BBC
The government is to radically reduce the number of police forces in England and Wales as part of what sources have called the largest reform of policing in decades.
From BBC
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