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European Law Enforcement Organisation, Europol
police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces
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gendarmerie, gendarmery
French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
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Mutawa, Mutawa'een
religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
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Mounties, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
the federal police force of Canada
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New Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard
the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London
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secret police
a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
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SS, Schutzstaffel
special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
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posse, posse comitatus
a temporary police force
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Gestapo
the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
