policed Definition

police
plural noun

1. The body of men and women employed by the government of a country to keep order, enforce the law, prevent crime, etc.

Thesaurus: police force, cops (slang), the law (slang), the fuzz (slang), the boys in blue (slang); constabulary, gendarmerie.
2. Members of this body.

Example: Over 200 police were on duty at the demonstration

verb policed, policing

1. To keep law and order in (an area) using the police, army, etc.

Thesaurus: protect, monitor, defend, guard, patrol, watch, supervise, check, keep guard over, keep a check on, oversee, stand guard over, keep the peace in, keep in order.
2. To supervise (an operation, etc) to ensure that it is fairly or properly run.

Etymology: 18c; 16c in obsolete sense ‘civilization': French, from Latin politia, from Greek politeia political constitution.