policing
noun
[ pəˈliːsɪŋ ]
• the maintenance of law and order by a police force.
• "a ten-point plan to improve policing"
police
verb
• (of a police force) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or at (an area or event).
Similar:
maintain law and order in,
keep the peace in,
keep guard over,
keep watch on,
watch over,
guard,
protect,
defend,
patrol,
make the rounds of,
control,
keep in order,
keep under control,
regulate,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘public order’): from French, from medieval Latin politia ‘citizenship, government’ (see policy1). Current senses date from the early 19th century.
