state police
state police 〈美〉州警察局
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state police power
state police power 〈美〉州警察权；州治安权 各州均享有为保护其公民的生命、财产、福利而制定法律的权力。它源于美国宪法第十条修正案。如果该权力的行使方式与其目的相一致且被合理地认为适合于保护上述法律目的之一的，则该权力应该予以维护。
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state police
state police. The department or agency of a state government empowered to maintain order, as by investigating and preventing crimes, and making arrests.
state police power
state police power. The power of a state to enforce laws for the health, welfare, morals, and safety of its citizens, if enacted so that the means are reasonably calculated to protect those legitimate state interests.
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police state
A state in which the political, economic, and social life of its citizens is subject to repressive governmental control and arbitrary uses of power by the ruling elite, which uses the police as the instrument of control; a totalitarian state.
garrity statement
Garrity statement (gar-[schwa]-tee). A public employee’s oral or written report (as of an incident) obtained under a threat of termination of employment. • A public employee usu. makes a Garrity statement in the course of an internal investigation (as by a police department). Because a Garrity statement is coerced, the statement and any evidence obtained
police power
police power. 1. The inherent and plenary power of a sovereign to make all laws necessary and proper to preserve the public security, order, health, morality, and justice. • It is a fundamental power essential to government, and it cannot be surrendered by the legislature or irrevocably transferred away from government. [Cases: Constitutional Law 81.
silver platter doctrine
silver-platter doctrine. Criminal procedure. The principle that a federal court could allow the admission of evidence obtained illegally by a state police officer as long as a federal officer did not participate in or request the search. • The Supreme Court rejected this doctrine in Elkins v. United States, 364 U.S. 206, 80 S.Ct. 1437
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ranger
ranger. 1. Hist. In England, an officer or keeper of a royal forest, appointed to patrol the forest, drive out stray animals, and prevent trespassing. 2. An officer or warden who patrols and supervises the care and preservation of a public park or forest. [Cases: Woods and Forests 7. C.J.S. Woods and Forests §§ 9–11,