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RUC

British  

abbreviation

  1. (the former) Royal Ulster Constabulary, now superseded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The family's solicitor, Pádraig Ó Muirigh, said: "These findings are a damning indictment of the RUC investigation into John O'Hara's murder".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

The O'Hara family have a long-held view that those involved in the murder were protected from prosecution by the RUC.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

"The impression was given was that this was an embarrassment for the RUC," said Mr Creelan, who worked at the Garnerville police training centre in Belfast.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

One of the last high-profile security incidents policed by the RUC before its replacement in November 2001 was the loyalist protest at Holy Cross girls' primary school in Ardoyne, north Belfast.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

Degli Scritti di Marco Polo e dell' Uccello RUC da lui menzionato.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

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