"policial" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Catalan]

IPA: [pu.li.siˈal] [Central], [po.li.siˈal] [Balearic, Valencian] Forms: policials [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: From policia + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|ca|policia|-al}} policia + -al Head templates: {{ca-adj}} policial m or f (masculine and feminine plural policials)
  1. (relational) police Tags: feminine, masculine, relational Synonyms: policíac Derived forms: brutalitat policial
    Sense id: en-policial-ca-adj-E2b6xxFG Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Catalan terms suffixed with -al

Adjective [English]

Etymology: police + -ial Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|police|ial}} police + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} policial (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Relating to the police. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-policial-en-adj-eZCjEOIP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial

Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /pu.li.siˈaw/ [Brazil], /pu.liˈsjal/ [Portugal] Forms: policiais [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-adj}} policial m or f (plural policiais)
  1. (relational) police Tags: feminine, masculine, relational
    Sense id: en-policial-pt-adj-E2b6xxFG

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /pu.li.siˈaw/ [Brazil], /pu.liˈsjal/ [Portugal] Forms: policiais [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} policial m or f by sense (plural policiais)
  1. (Brazil) police officer Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: polícia, guarda Derived forms: parapolicial Related terms: polícia, policiamento, policiar
    Sense id: en-policial-pt-noun-lur~KYyi Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 37 63

Adjective [Spanish]

Forms: policiales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: From policía + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|es|policía|al}} policía + -al Head templates: {{es-adj}} policial m or f (masculine and feminine plural policiales)
  1. (Spain) Related to the police, police force Tags: Spain, feminine, masculine Synonyms: policíaco, policíaca, policiaco, policiaca
    Sense id: en-policial-es-adj-D1F~1cxD Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish
  2. police procedural Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: de policías
    Sense id: en-policial-es-adj-KOZKX9Fa Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 31 55 14 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -al: 37 47 16
  3. whodunit, whodunnit (UK) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: policíaco, policíaca, policiaco, policiaca
    Sense id: en-policial-es-adj-T5cJuvsc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: novela policiaca [feminine], serie de televisión policíaca [feminine], parapolicial, policialmente Related terms: policía [feminine]

Inflected forms

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          "police force"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spain) Related to the police, police force"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "policíaco"
        },
        {
          "word": "policíaca"
        },
        {
          "word": "policiaco"
        },
        {
          "word": "policiaca"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "police procedural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "police procedural",
          "police procedural"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "de policías"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "whodunit, whodunnit (UK)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whodunit",
          "whodunit"
        ],
        [
          "whodunnit",
          "whodunnit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "policíaco"
        },
        {
          "word": "policíaca"
        },
        {
          "word": "policiaco"
        },
        {
          "word": "policiaca"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "policial"
}

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