- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|460
- Abbreviations|0
| emissary(noun, plant, watch, agent, spy) | |
| fly cop(expression, idiom) | |
| gendarme(noun, law, person, force, blue) | |
| inquirer(agent, hound, police, gumshoe, questioner) | |
| officer | |
| operative(noun, plant, agent, spy, mole) | |
| patrol(noun, person, force, plant, bear) | |
| police sergeant | |
| policewoman(noun, officer) | |
| prosecutor(noun, agent, hound, police, gumshoe) | |
| reconnoitre | |
| superintendent | |
| tipstaves | |
| treasury agent | |
| Sherlock | |
| narc(noun, law, person, force, blue) | |
| 'tec | |
| amicus curiae(expression, idiom, information) | |
| arm of the law | |
| asker |
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