police
noun
an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
unpoliced
-
a word derived from
police.
Example Sentences
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He’s right to notice that we’re living in an era when fiction, because it’s a refuge for unpoliced thought and feeling of every stripe, matters more than ever.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2020
A group of mothers — “Real moms. Not actors” — are shown sitting around a table, clutching coffee cups and fretting about the prospect of unpoliced schools.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2019
When patriarchy finally lands on history’s scrapheap, all – men, women, non-binary – will be free to be themselves, unpoliced.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2019
That means the largely unpoliced and invisible Irish land border will become the boundary between the EU and the UK — raising vexing questions about trade and customs checks.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2018
The posse literally fled, and the camp remained practically unpoliced until the State Militia arrived at dawn the next day.
From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Cornelia Stratton Parker
