police

simple noun113 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.5
local police8.8
traffic police8.5
riot police8.2
national police8.1
armed police8.0
military police7.9
undercover police7.8
secret police7.5
uniformed police7.2
plain-clothes police7.0
security police7.0
paramilitary police6.8
mounted police6.5
thought police5.5

figurative

fashion police5.0

figurative

in police custody8.6

Being held by the police, typically after an arrest.

helping the police with their enquiries6.5

A formal or journalistic phrase meaning someone is being questioned by the police about a crime.

call police9.0
contact police8.0
alert police7.5
inform police7.3
notify police7.0
evade police6.2
elude police6.0
police officer9.8
police car9.5
police station9.3
police department9.1
police chief8.9
police checkpoint7.4
police cordon7.2
police roadblock7.1
police cruiser7.0
police lines6.8
police arrest sb9.2
police arrive8.7
police respond8.5
police question sb8.2
police interview sb8.0
police detain sb7.8