police constable

noun

chiefly British
: a police officer of the lowest rank

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Currently on release in Los Angeles, the movie follows Santosh, a widow who inherits her deceased husband’s position as a police constable in rural north India. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 For Penny, who is a volunteer police constable and a campaigner for menopause awareness, a key focus of the visit will be meeting with staff at the health and wellbeing center to learn more about their perimenopause programs and support services. Simon Perry, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Santosh stars Shahana Goswami in the titular role, a young Hindu widow who inherits her husband’s job as a police constable thanks to a government scheme. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024 Depp stars in Sleepy Hollow as Ichabod Crane, a New York City police constable who is sent to investigate a series of beheadings in the small town of Sleepy Hollow in upstate New York. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 The film’s synopsis reads: In rural Northern India, newly widowed Santosh inherits her late husband’s job as a police constable and becomes embroiled in the investigation of a young girl’s murder. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024 Many people in the comments have since reacted by highlighting the news of the police constable’s arrest for allegedly betting on the election. Sharon Braithwaite, CNN, 19 June 2024 Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, a senior police constable and the former partner of Baird, was charged on Friday with the murders of both men. Austin Chen, theweek, 1 Mar. 2024 The film follows Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a recent widow who, under a government scheme, inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 May 2024

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“Police constable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20constable. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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