Polizei

Deutsche law enforcement

Polizei is the German word for police.

English speakers encounter it on German police vehicles, in World War II films, or discussions of German law enforcement.

The word sometimes appears in English contexts to evoke German authority or bureaucratic efficiency: The Polizei pulled him over on the Autobahn.

enforcement

Taser

Electroshock incapacitation device

institution

110

Common household voltage

investigation

Fall

Third season's name

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cultural

Derrick

Male first name

Columbo

Opposites
law enforcement vs. lawbreaking

PolizeiOutlaws

Renegade-themed team name

criminals · lawbreakers · mobsters · thieves

state authority vs. citizenry

Polizeicivilians

Non-military population

citizens · the public · protesters · dissidents

order vs. chaos

Polizeianarchy

Disorder from absent authority

lawlessness · Chaos · Mob · disorder · rioters

Family

police, policy, politic, politics, political, politically, politician, politicians, polity

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G