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A local court or tribunal which has the jurisdiction to hear and determine minor criminal offenses and matters. … [Read more...] about POLICE COURT

adj. Cut or shaved smooth or even; cut in a straight line without indentation. A term anciently applied to a deed, and still used, though with little of its former significance. 2 Bl. Comm. 296. … [Read more...] about POLL (ADJ.)

In Louisiana this name is given. to certain officers who collectively exercise jurisdiction in certain cases of police as levying taxes, regulating roads, … [Read more...] about POLICE JURY

n. A head; an individual person; a register of persons. In the law of elections, a list or register of heads or individuals who may vote in an election; the aggregate of those who actually cast their votes at the election, excluding those who stay away. De Soto Parish v. Williams, 49 La. Ann. 422, 21 South. 647,37 L. R. A. 761. See, also, POLLS. … [Read more...] about POLL (NOUN)

A law enforcement officer that is an employee of a state, city or municipality. … [Read more...] about POLICE OFFICER