自じ治ち体たい警けい察さつ

noun

local government police; municipal police

Refers to a police force organized and operated by a local government entity, as opposed to a national police force. Often used in historical or comparative contexts, such as discussing Japan's postwar police system or police systems in other countries.

• 戦せん後ご、日本にほんでは自じ治ち体たい警けい察さつが導どう入にゅうされた。

  After the war, municipal police forces were introduced in Japan.

• アメリカでは各かく市しが自じ治ち体たい警けい察さつを持もっている。

  In the United States, each city has its own municipal police force.