police station en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.
When the ballots were opened on 19 November, Hsu Hsin-liang’s supporters at a polling station in Chungli City suspected fraud. As the crowd swelled to approximately a thousand, rioting erupted. One protester was killed and the Chungli police station was burned.
1999, Shelley Rigger, “Political reform under Chiang Ching-kuo (1972-1988)”, in Politics in Taiwan: Voting for democracy, Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 115:In trying to stop him from exploiting more children, I was ensuring my parents and my siblings would be ostracised. She begged me not to go to the police station.
2014 August 29, Ruzwana Bashir, “The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| police stations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
kotwali · cop shop · Irish clubhouse · cophouse
Translations (124)
nb politikammer (building of police force) · ur تھانَہ (building of police force) · dtp balai pulis (building of police force) · mt għassa tal-pulizija (building of police force) · sh полицијска станица (building of police force) · eu komisaldegi (building of police force) · eu polizia-etxe (building of police force) · hu őrszoba (building of police force) · yue 差館 /差馆 (building of police force) · pt estação de polícia (building of police force) · pl posterunek policji (building of police force) · sw kituo cha polisi (building of police force) · it commissariato (building of police force) · be паліцэ́йскі ўча́стак (building of police force) · io policeyo (building of police force) · ar مَرْكِز شُرْطَة (building of police force) · hu rendőrőrszoba (building of police force) · ca comissaria de policia (building of police force) · mk полициска станица (building of police force) · fr commissariat de police (building of police force) · es comisaría policíaca (building of police force) · hu rendőrség (building of police force) · lt policijos nuovada (building of police force) · es comisaría (building of police force) · el αστυνομικό τμήμα (building of police force) · ar مَرْكَز شُرْطَة (building of police force) · uk поліце́йський ві́дділок (building of police force) · haw halemākaʻi (building of police force) · az polis idarəsi (building of police force) · hy ոստիկանական բաժանմունք (building of police force) · sv polisstation (building of police force) · tr polis merkezi (building of police force) · de Polizeiwache (building of police force) · nn politistasjon (building of police force) · de Polizeistation (building of police force) · kk полиция бөлімшесі (building of police force) · pt esquadra (building of police force) · de Polizeirevier (building of police force) · nb politistasjon (building of police force) · th สถานีตำรวจ (building of police force) · gd stèisean poileis (building of police force) · kl politeeqarfik (building of police force) · pl komenda policji (building of police force) · uk поліце́йська дільни́ця (building of police force) · cmn 公安局 (building of police force) · my ရဲစခန်း (building of police force) · ga stáisiún na bpóilíní (building of police force) · cmn 警局 (building of police force) · uz politsiya boʻlimi (building of police force) · cy gorsafoedd heddlu (building of police force) · vi đồn cảnh sát (building of police force) · ca comissaria (building of police force) · gl comisaría (building of police force) · bg полице́йски уча́стък (building of police force) · ms balai polis (building of police force) · fr hôtel de police (building of police force) · ru отделе́ние поли́ции (building of police force) · ko 파출소 (building of police force) · th โรงพัก (building of police force) · fa-ira ایسْتْگاهِ پُلیس (building of police force) · tr karakol (building of police force) · yo àgọ́ ọlọ́pàá (building of police force) · nl politiebureau (building of police force) · ja 警察署 (building of police force) · dsb policajska stacija (building of police force) · pl komisariat (building of police force) · hu kapitányság (building of police force) · pt delegacia de polícia (building of police force) · sv polishus (building of police force) · ga stáisiún na bpéas (building of police force) · ug پەيچۇسو (building of police force) · he תַּחֲנַת מִשְׁטָרָה (building of police force) · bn থানা (building of police force) · ru полице́йский уча́сток (building of police force) · fa-ira کُمیسِری (building of police force) · id kantor polisi (building of police force) · es estación policial (building of police force) · es comisaría de policía (building of police force) · mi whare pirihimana (building of police force) · niu fale leoleo (building of police force) · sq stacion i policisë (building of police force) · hu rendőrkapitányság (building of police force) · cmn 警察署 (building of police force) · cmn 派出所 (building of police force) · ko 경찰서 (building of police force) · ta காவல் நிலையம் (building of police force) · az polis şöbəsi (building of police force) · de Polizeidienststelle (building of police force) · sk policajná stanica (building of police force) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (building of police force) · hi कोतवाली (building of police force) · hi थाना (building of police force) · az polis bölməsi (building of police force) · es estación policiaca (building of police force) · ka პოლიციის განყოფილება (building of police force) · is lögreglustöð (building of police force) · ro secție de poliție (building of police force) · it stazione di polizia (building of police force) · fa-ira کَلانْتَری (building of police force) · cs policejní stanice (building of police force) · hu rendőrőrs (building of police force) · fr bureau de police (building of police force) · sl policijska postaja (building of police force) · vi đồn công an (building of police force) · sh policijska stanica (building of police force) · fr office de police (building of police force) · ja 交番 (building of police force) · da politistation (building of police force) · lv policijas iecirknis (building of police force) · tr polis karakolu (building of police force) · eu komisarian (building of police force) · fr poste de police (building of police force) · eo policejo (building of police force) · nn politikammer (building of police force) · hi पुलिस स्टेशन (building of police force) · ga stáisiún na nGardaí (building of police force) · af polisiestasie (building of police force) · srn skowtu-oso (building of police force) · cmn 警察局 (building of police force) · de Polizeipräsidium (building of police force) · uz politsiya mahkamasi (building of police force) · fi poliisiasema (building of police force) · ur پُولِس اِسْٹیشَن (building of police force) · et politseijaoskond (building of police force)