(n.) A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages.
(n.) An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers.
Example Sentences:
(1) One chief constable policing a rural area said he would have a copy of the winning candidate's manifesto on his desk when he met the new PCC on their first day of work.
(2) Doreen Lawrence to speak at conference on police spying, corruption and racism Read more Mick Creedon, the Derbyshire Chief Constable who is leading the police’s internal investigation into the SDS, said the public inquiry “will help us with the work that is already underway to make sure that the unacceptable behaviour of some officers in the past never happens again”.
(3) The home secretary, Theresa May , told the police service on Tueday that rank and file officers should expect annual rises in contributions of £349 for a new constable to £1,169 for a senior PC.
(4) In South Yorkshire there is Max Sahota, the assistant chief constable.
(5) A joint statement from the chief constables of Warwickshire, West Mercia and West Midlands forces said: "Andrew Mitchell MP has never made a complaint to police.
(6) Sir Hugh Orde, Acpo's president, said on Friday the introduction of police commissioners would create "inevitable tension" with chief constables over local and national policing priorities.
(7) In her first straight dramatic role, albeit one with comedy elements, Hart has proved a hit: Chummy's awkward flirting with Constable Noakes, wobbly cycling and surprise medical ability delighting the show's more than 10 million viewers.
(8) The chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Matt Baggott, one of his senior police commanders and the Derry regional office of the Public Prosecution Service have all received devices in the last week.
(9) "I knew that police officers had been hurt and things were on fire and it had all got crazy," the constable said.
(10) South Yorkshire police’s own new acting chief constable, Dave Jones, said he would “welcome an appropriate independent assessment of Orgreave ”, as part of the force facing up to its conduct in the past.
(11) At one point Keith Vaz, the chair, told the chief constable of West Mercia: "This is a car crash."
(12) Forty years after Reynolds's death, Constable painted one of the most emotionally charged tributes ever paid to one artist by another.
(13) After the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, George Hamilton, said he believed individual PIRA members were involved in the McGuigan murder, the Ulster Unionist party pulled out of the five-party coalition at Stormont in protest .
(14) As a cabinet minister, it's unacceptable for someone of his standing to use such disrespectful and abusive language to a police constable, let alone anyone else.
(15) In an interview with the Guardian, the deputy chief constable, Dave Thompson, said the force had lost 1,500 officers in the past five years with a further 1,000 posts expected to be axed if the current rate of cuts continues.
(16) To fight crime, we need a modern and flexible workforce that helps chief constables manage their resources, maximise officer time and improve the service to the public."
(17) The Manchester police deputy chief constable, Ian Pilling, said the decision to up the threat level to critical would help the investigation into the attack.
(18) Chief constables are to press the home secretary, Theresa May , to authorise the use of water cannon by any police force across England and Wales to deal with anticipated street protests.
(19) While Scarman's was a one-man show, the Lawrence inquiry is chaired by a retired judge and is advised by a retired deputy chief constable, a bishop, and a senior figure from the Jewish community.
(20) The chief constable, Peter Fahy, the lead on workforce development for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said the review would "lay lasting foundations for the police service".
Court
Definition:
(n.) An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
(n.) The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
(n.) The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
(n.) Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court.
(n.) Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
(n.) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
(n.) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes.
(n.) A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
(n.) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
(n.) The session of a judicial assembly.
(n.) Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
(n.) A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
(v. t.) To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with.
(v. t.) To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in marriage; to woo.
(v. t.) To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
(v. t.) To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
(v. i.) To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting.
Example Sentences:
(1) He added: "There is a rigorous review process of applications submitted by the executive branch, spearheaded initially by five judicial branch lawyers who are national security experts and then by the judges, to ensure that the court's authorizations comport with what the applicable statutes authorize."
(2) The measure destroyed the Justice Department’s plans to prosecute whatever Guantánamo detainees it could in federal courts.
(3) Slager’s next court appearance is not until 21 August.
(4) Villagers, including one man who has been left disabled and the relatives of six men who were killed, are suing ABG in the UK high court, represented by British law firm Leigh Day, alleging that Tanzanian police officers shot unarmed locals.
(5) Michael Caine was his understudy for the 1959 play The Long and the Short and the Tall at the Royal Court Theatre.
(6) Anytime they feel parts of the Basic Law are not up to their current standards of political correctness, they will change it and tell Hong Kong courts to obey.
(7) The court heard that Hall confronted one girl in the staff quarters of a hotel within minutes of her being chosen to appear as a cheerleader on his BBC show It's a Knockout.
(8) Gwendolen Morgan, the lawyer at Bindmans dealing with the case, said: "We have grave concerns about the decision to use this draconian power to detain our client for nine hours on Sunday – for what appear to be highly questionable motives, which we will be asking the high court to consider.
(9) An official from Cafcass, the children and family court advisory service, tried to persuade the child in several interviews, but eventually the official told the court that further persuasion was inappropriate and essentially abusive.
(10) She successfully appealed against the council’s decision to refuse planning permission, but neighbours have launched a legal challenge to be heard at the high court in June.
(11) Analysts say Zuma's lawyers may try to reach agreement with the prosecutors, while he can also appeal against yesterday's ruling before the constitutional court.
(12) Any party or witness is entitled to use Welsh in any magistrates court in Wales without prior notice.
(13) What if the court of justice refuses to answer the question?
(14) Earlier this week the supreme court in London ruled against a mother and daughter from Northern Ireland who had wanted to establish the right to have a free abortion in an English NHS hospital.
(15) More likely is that the constitutional court would use its recently beefed-up powers to deal with separatists if they were to assume powers that the constitution does not allow them.
(16) Can somebody who is not a billionaire, who stands for working families, actually win an election into which billionaires are pouring millions of dollars?” Naming prominent and controversial rightwing donors, he said: “It is not just Hillary, it is the Koch brothers, it is Sheldon Adelson.” Stephanopoulos seized the moment, asking: “Are you lumping her in with them?” Choosing to refer to the 2010 supreme court decision that removed limits on corporate political donations, rather than address the question directly, Sanders replied: “What I am saying is that I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires.
(17) The court hearing – in a case of the kind likely to be heard in secret if the government's justice and security bill is passed – was requested by the law firm Leigh Day and the legal charity Reprieve, acting for Serdar Mohammed, tortured by the Afghan security services after being transferred to their custody by UK forces.
(18) She said that in February 2013 she was asked to assist Pistorius in his first court appearance when applying for bail and sat with him in the cells, where he vomited twice.
(19) Spain’s constitutional court responded by unanimously ruling that the legislation had ignored and infringed the rules of the 1978 constitution , adding that the “principle of democracy cannot be considered to be separate from the unconditional primacy of the constitution”.
(20) It came in a mix of joy and sorrow and brilliance under pressure, with one of the most remarkable things you will ever see on a basketball court in the biggest moment.