"police action" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: police actions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} police action (countable and uncountable, plural police actions)
  1. Military action undertaken without a formal declaration of war. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-police_action-en-noun-qCG9PlQB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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