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Meaning of Policespeak | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A constructed language for police and emergency service cooperation at the Channel Tunnel, using a limited vocabulary drawn from French and English.
  2. The jargon or formal language used by the police.
    uncountable

Examples

“In the passage above, two of the terms used by the interviewing officer are typical of legalistic/pseudo-legalistic policespeak. The officer uses the term "vehicle" even after the details of the vehicle type have been established, […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

policeware policewear Policewoman Policewomen policide policier

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