police in English: The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe. (noun)

Translation

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

Word origin

From French police, from Latin politia, the running of a state, and before that Greek polis, a city.

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"The police" takes a plural verb, so we say "the police come", not "comes".

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Here "the police" is the group you call when you need help.

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Before another noun, "police" tells you what kind of car it is.

law

A rule made by a country that everyone must follow.

stop

To not move or not do something any more, or to make this happen.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

call

To speak to someone on the phone, or to say a name in a loud voice.

car

A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries a small number of people.

authority

The power to tell other people what to do, or a group of people who hold that power.

bust

To break something, or, in informal English, for the police to catch someone.

capture

To catch a person or an animal and hold them so that they cannot get away.

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