noun
    
    [plural] :the people or the department of people who enforce laws, investigate crimes, and make arrests
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    help the police with their inquiries
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -lices; -liced; -licing
    
    [+ obj] to control and keep order in (an area) by the use of police or military forces
    
    
    
    
    
    to control (something) by making sure that rules and regulations are being followed