RUC
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]RUC
- (Northern Ireland, historical, law enforcement) Initialism of Royal Ulster Constabulary (now known as the PSNI)
- 2023 September 5, Megan Specia, “Northern Ireland Police Chief Resigns Amid Mounting Scandals”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Whereas the R.U.C. was highly militarized and overwhelmingly Protestant, the current force has tried to be more representative of the community it polices — although because of a “substantial” terrorist threat from paramilitary groups opposed to the peace process, it is the only police force in the United Kingdom whose members regularly carry firearms.
Noun
[edit]RUC (plural RUCs)