Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Police power — is the capacity of a state to regulate behaviours and enforce order within its territory, often framed in terms of public welfare, security, morality, and safety. [cite encyclopedia| title =Police Power| encyclopedia =Encyclopedia Britannica|url … Wikipedia
police power — the power of a nation, within the limits of its constitution, to regulate the conduct of its citizens in the interest of the common good. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * Power of a government to exercise reasonable control over people and property within… … Universalium
police power — An authority conferred by the American constitutional system in the Tenth Amendment, U.S. Const., upon the individual states, and, in turn, delegated to local governments, through which they are enabled to establish a special department of… … Black's law dictionary
police power — A term impossible of abstract, and incapable of complete, definition. Berman v Parker, 348 US 26, 99 L Ed 27, 75 S Ct 98. In one sense, the whole power of government to which all other powers are only incidental and ancillary; nothing more or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Australian Federal Police — Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname = Australian Federal Police abbreviation = AFP formed = October 19, 1979 budget = preceding1 = Commonwealth Police preceding2 = Australian Capital Territory Police preceding3 = Federal Bureau of Narcotics … Wikipedia
power — pow·er n 1: capability of acting or of producing an effect parties of unequal bargaining power 2 a: authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution often used in pl. commerce power often cap C&P: the power delegated to… … Law dictionary
police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… … Universalium
Police — For other uses, see Police (disambiguation). Department of Police redirects here. For other uses, see Department of Police (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Federal Highway Police — Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname = Federal Highway Police nativename = Polícia Rodoviária Federal commonname = abbreviation = PRF patch = Brasaoprf.jpg patchcaption = logocaption = badge = badgecaption = flagcaption = motto =… … Wikipedia
Federal Bureau of Investigation — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. At present, the FBI has… … Wikipedia
