"polices" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈliːsɪz/, /poʊˈliːsɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polices.wav
Etymology: From police + -s. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|police|-s|id2=plural|nocat=1}} police + -s Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} polices
  1. (nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) plural of police (“police officer”) Tags: form-of, nonstandard, plural Form of: police (extra: police officer)
    Sense id: en-polices-en-noun-ZemOgyz9 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /pəˈliːsɪz/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} polices
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of police Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: police
    Sense id: en-polices-en-verb-is6Zsj8i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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