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police action

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noun

  1. a relatively localized military action undertaken by regular armed forces, without a formal declaration of war, against guerrillas, insurgents, or other forces held to be violating international peace and order.

Etymology

Origin of police action

First recorded in 1880–85

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However, Labour MP Liam Byrne, who chairs the committee said it would "begin gathering information immediately" so it would be ready to launch an inquiry if it decided to once police action had concluded.

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Minns has previously defended police actions, saying on Tuesday that police had been "put in an impossible situation", urging the public "not to look at a 10-second clip without the full context".

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The protest and the police action have made headlines in India.

From BBC

Hehir, who is originally from County Limerick and now lives in Wembley, was later released and told he would not face further police action.

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Both men were arrested but Hehir was subsequently released and told he would face no further police action.

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