Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
International Criminal Police Organization.
An international law-enforcement group founded in 1923 and headquartered in Lyons, France. ( The organization gathers and shares information on transnational criminals with more than 180 member nations. - Also termed Interpol.
Police
n.1 The governmental department charged with the preservation of public order, the promotion of public safety, and the prevention and detection of crime. 2. The officers or members of this department.
police blotter
See ARREST RECORD.
police court
See magistrate's court (1) under COURT.
police jury
Civil law. The governing body of a parish.
police justice
See police magistrate under MAGISTRATE.
police magistrate
See MAGISTRATE.
police officer
A peace officer responsible for preserving public order, promoting public safety, and preventing and detecting crime. Cf. PEACE OFFICER.
police power
See POLICE POWER. power appendant. See appendant power.
police science
See CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
police state
A state in which the political, economic, and social life of its citizens is subject to repressive governmental control and arbitrary uses of power by the ruling elite, which uses the police as the instrument of control; a totalitarian state.
state police
The department or agency of a state government empowered to maintain order, as by investigating and preventing crimes, and making arrests.
state police power
The power of a state to enforce laws for the health, welfare, morals, and safety of its citizens, if enacted so that the means are reasonably calculated to protect those legitimate state interests.