"polite notice" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (UK) A heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police notices; may now be meant or read literally by those unaware of the original purpose. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-polite_notice-en-noun-nPicbThH Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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