policed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.police [Am pəˈlis, Brit pəˈliːs] N

1. police (force) + sing or pl vb:

the police
la policía
to be in/join the police
ser/hacerse policía
to call the police
llamar a la policía
the riot police
la policía antidisturbios
the riot police attr regulations/escort/patrol
policial
police brutality
brutalidad f policial or de la policía
police college
escuela f superior de policía
the police force
la policía
the airport has its own police force
el aeropuerto tiene su propio cuerpo de vigilancia
police inspector (in UK)
inspector m de policía / inspectora f de policía
police message
comunicado m policial
police protection
protección f policial
to have a police record
estar fichado
to have a police record
estar prontuariado CSur
police witness
testigo mf de la policía

II.police [Am pəˈlis, Brit pəˈliːs] VB trans

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policed in the PONS Dictionary

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policed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he was led away by the police
fue arrestado por la policía
the police are scouring the club
la policía esta haciendo una batida en el club
to give oneself up (to the police)
entregarse (a la policía)
he is wanted by the police
lo busca la policía
to have a long police record
tener un largo historial delictivo
the demonstrators clashed with the police
los manifestantes se enfrentaron con la policía
the police have made him talk
la policía le ha hecho hablar
the police got hold of him
la policía le echó la garra
the police violently broke up the crowds
la policía disolvió violentamente a la multitud
the police are pursuing the fugitive
la policía persigue al fugitivo
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While the organic label is strong (and vigorously policed), it represents a ragbag of standards.
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The network was always heavily policed and was off-limits to casual traffic until the late 1960s.
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The event was heavily policed, with the marchers repeatedly being stopped and forced into a tight group by the police escort.
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