| 词汇 | police-action |
| 释义 | police action noun uk /pəˈliːs ˌæk.ʃən/ us /pəˈliːs ˌæk.ʃən/ [ C ] a military action without a formal declaration(= announcement) of war, taken by a government against small groups of soldiers or fighters who are considered to be breaking international law: There are fears that this so-called police action might escalate into an all-out war. After the police action, many people attempted to leave the country. [ U ] action taken by the police to deal with people who break the law: There were over a hundred deaths as a result of police action last year. He could face police action for punching a fan who asked him for an autograph. The government prefers to call these incidents police actions rather than wars. The president approved a police action to crack down on a major criminal network. The police action was designed to regain control of prisons from radical groups. Fighting armed combat arms array bellicosity blood diamond bloodlessly conflict dogfight engage firefight pick on someone your own sizeidiom refight remobilization remobilize scuffle see action send tilt at windmillsidiom toe tussle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arresting & charging |
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