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Past tense for to maintain law and order, typically by guarding or protecting
“The police had to set up traffic lights to control the traffic and stationed officers there around the clock to police the event.”
Past tense for to monitor or keep watch over
“The biggest change will be how officers actually police the city.”
Past tense for to keep something under control
“Special police and detectives recruited from the Pinkerton and three other agencies had been hired to police the crowd.”
Past tense for to enforce a rule, law or regulation
“Referees and their assistants have a very difficult job trying to police this law of the game.”
Past tense for to regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
Past tense for to keep watch over or guard an area by walking or traveling around it
Past tense for to protect or defend someone or something
Past tense for to arrange into groups or into a systematic order
Protected or secured from danger
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