Noun: constabulary kun'sta-byu,le-ree [N. Amer], kun'sta-byû-lu-ree [Brit]
- The force of policemen and officers
"the constabulary came looking for him";
- police, police force, law, boys in blue [informal], Bill [Brit, informal], Old Bill [Brit, informal], polis [UK, dialect, informal], fuzz [informal], the fuzz [informal]
Derived forms: constabularies
Type of: force, law enforcement agency, personnel
Encyclopedia: Constabulary