policed
Monitored for violations
Policed is the past tense of police, meaning to maintain order or enforce rules.
Authorities police neighborhoods; organizations police their members' behavior.
The word often implies surveillance and control: The borders were heavily policed.
Self-policed suggests internal regulation without outside enforcement: The industry has always been self-policed.
Regular surveillance route
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- squadSmall working group
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
siren · badge · uniform · constable · deputy · sheriff · detective · handcuffs
Ongoing observation of something
- watchedSaw with attention
- observedPerceived through attention
- trackedFollowed the course of
- patrolledMonitored an area regularly
scrutinized · inspected · surveilled · cameras · oversight · vigilance · checkpoints · stops
Adhering to requirements
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- statutesFormally enacted laws
standards · protocols · guidelines · restrictions · legislation · codes · mandates · directives
Restrained or supervised
- monitoredObserved systematically over time
- checkedConfirmed by examination
- correctedFixed what was wrong
- censoredSuppressed from publication
curated · filtered · flagged · reported · gatekeeping · boundaries · norms
patrol
Regular surveillance route
cruiser · siren · badge · uniform · constable · deputy · sheriff · detective · handcuffs · nightstick
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
patrolled · scrutinized · inspected · surveilled · cameras · oversight · vigilance · checkpoints · stops · questioning
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- ordinancesLocal government rules
statutes · standards · protocols · guidelines · restrictions · legislation · codes · mandates · directives · provisions
moderated
Restrained or supervised
- monitoredObserved systematically over time
- checkedConfirmed by examination
- correctedFixed what was wrong
censored · curated · filtered · flagged · reported · gatekeeping · boundaries · norms
restricted
Limited in scope
suppressed · contained · restrained · dominated · curtailed · limited · censored · silenced · subdued · coerced
policedunpoliced
Without law enforcement presence
unpatrolled · unmonitored · unwatched · underpoliced · unsupervised
policedunregulated
Not controlled by rules
unchecked · uncontrolled · ungoverned · unrestricted · unsupervised
- police carLaw enforcement vehicle
- police stationLaw enforcement facility
- police officerLaw enforcement agent
- police chaseLaw enforcement pursuit
- police departmentOfficial law enforcement body
- call the policeContact law enforcement urgently