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Meaning of police beat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see police, beat.
A small police station, with a limited range of facilities, located in an officer's residence or in a shopping centre.
Australia

Examples

“The Law Report 29 January 2008; Interview with Debbie Kilroy […]She was brutalised inside the police beat station, where she was thrown to the ground, her face was rubbed in the ground, her jeans were stripped off her by prison officers, she was kicked, she was beaten.”

“Community-based crime prevention strategies include Neighbourhood Watch, Safety House, Police Beat Shopfront Schemes, and Home Assist Services.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

police blotter police box police boy police brutality police burgh police captain