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RUC

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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 (the former) Royal Ulster Constabulary, now superseded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland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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A senior RUC officer who led the police response said many officers "felt guilty and responsible" for moving members of the public to the area where the bomb went off.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

The Army and RUC built a barricade on the road which links Drumcree Church with the Garvaghy Road and dug a trench, which was then lined with barbed-wire, through adjoining fields.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

Between Saturday 4 July and Tuesday 14 July, there were more than 2,500 public order incidents recorded, according to RUC statistics in an Ulster University archive.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

The bill states RUC proceeds “must be used for transportation system preservation and maintenance and must be deposited in the Road Usage Charge account.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

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

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