constable definition

constable means a police officer, a British Transport Police officer, an officer of HM Revenue and Customs and any other official with a power of arrest by virtue of his or her office. It does not include any other investigators, e.g. government departments, local authority or Serious Fraud Office even if they have power to search premises or are required by section 66(9) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) to have regard to the PACE Codes of Practice;
constable means a police officer below the rank of corporal;
constable means any member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Rural Police (district constables), any military district constable and any parish special constable;

Examples of constable in a sentence

  • AGENCIES In an effort to reduce border related crimes and assist in securing the County of Hidalgo, Texas and the United States border with the Republic of Mexico, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, Hidalgo County Constable Departments, and participating local law enforcement agencies will enforce local and state laws within each agency’s jurisdiction and will not enforce federal immigration laws on behalf of Customs and Border Protection/Border Patrol.


More Definitions of constable

constable means the Chief Constable and a constable appointed under section 5(1) or (2) of the Police Act 1993;
constable means a warranted Officer of the Police.
constable means a police officer of the rank of constable of any grade and includes a recruit constable, auxiliary constable and community support officer;
constable means any member of the Service, and includes a recruit constable; “court” means the Grand Court;
constable means an individual holding the office of constable who is serving as a constable of the Police Service and includes—
constable means an individual elected under A.R.S. § 22-102 and any deputy constable appointed, employed, or authorized by the county board of supervisors.
constable means a police officer below the rank of Corporal and includes a Recruit;