"prepolice" meaning in English

See prepolice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + police. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|police}} pre- + police Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prepolice (not comparable)
  1. Before the creation of a police force. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prepolice-en-adj-s31oONNE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 47 53
  2. Before police involvement. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prepolice-en-adj-i5zE3HFW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
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