policija

policija f (4th declension)

1. police (security organ of a state)

   policijas iecirknis ― police station

   dienēt policijā ― to serve in the police

   policijas priekšnieks ― police chief

   drošības policija ― security police

   politiskā policija ― political police

   kriminālā policija, kriminālpolicija ― criminal police

   slepenā policija, slepenpolicija ― secret police

   policijas stunda ― curfew (lit. police hour)

2. (collective) police (people who work in this security organ)

   ieradās policija ― the police arrived

3. police station (building where the police works)

   ierasties policijā ― to come to the police

   viņš mani pavadīja uz policiju ― he accompanied me to the police

• kriminālpolicija, kriminālā policija
• policijas stunda
• slepenpolicija, slepenā policija

policija f

1. police
2. an institution in a republic meant to regulate its subjects' behaviour
3. (bearing quality of being false) abuse of surveillance
4. police station, local police office
5. polity

• IPA^(key): /polǐtsija/
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧ci‧ja

polìcija f (Cyrillic spelling полѝција)

1. police

• (police): mìlīcija (mostly historical)