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police beat

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see police, beat.
  2. 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.
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See also

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

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