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Meaning of RUC | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of Royal Ulster Constabulary (now known as the PSNI).
    Northern-Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. Initialism of reporting unit code.

Examples

Whereas the R.U.C. was highly militarized and overwhelmingly Protestant, the current force has tried to be more representative of the community it policesalthough because of a “substantialterrorist threat from paramilitary groups opposed to the peace process, it is the only police force in the United Kingdom whose members regularly carry firearms.”

CEFR level

C2
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