oficial de la ley

Definitions of oficial de la ley
  1. noun
    an officer of the law
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    ministro de justicia
    the chief law officer of a country or state
    patrulla de fronteras
    someone who patrols the borders of a country
    jefe de policía
    a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
    ayudante del shérif
    someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
    patrulla
    a policeman who patrols a given region
    carcelero
    someone who guards prisoners
    alguacil
    a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
    peme, policía militar
    a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
    agente de narcóticos
    a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
    agente, agente de policía, guardia, oficial, policía
    a member of a police force
    sargento, sargento de policía
    a lawman with the rank of sergeant
    sheriff, shérif
    the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
    policia montado, ranger
    a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
    alcaide
    a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
    bofia, gris, guili, guindilla, guripa, madero, marrón, pasma, pitufo, poli, polizonte, romano
    uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
    capitán de policía
    a policeman in charge of a precinct
    detective
    a police officer who investigates crimes
    gendarme
    a French policeman
    inspector
    a high ranking police officer
    policía motorizado
    a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
    agente, agente de policía, mujer policía, municipal, policía
    a woman policeman
    policía de tráfico
    a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
    policía montado
    a mounted policeman
    policía montado
    a state police officer
    carcelera
    a woman warder
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    defensor, guardián, protector
    a person who cares for persons or property
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