policial

English

Etymology

police +‎ -ial

Adjective

policial (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Relating to the police.
   • (Can we date this quote by Edgar Allan Poe and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     [W]here the case is of importance—or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude, the qualities in question have never been known to fail.

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Catalan

Etymology

policia +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pu.li.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [po.li.siˈal]

Adjective

policial m or f (masculine and feminine plural policials)

1. relating to the police

   Synonym: policíac

Further reading

• “policial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “policial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “policial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.li.si.ˈaw/

Adjective

1. relating to the police

Noun

1. police officer

Synonyms

• polícia, guarda

Related terms

• polícia
• policiamento
• policiar

Derived terms

• parapolicial

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Spanish

Etymology

policía +‎ -al

Adjective

policial m or f (masculine and feminine plural policiales)

1. (Spain) Related to the police, police force.
2. police procedural
3. whodunit, whodunnit (UK)

Usage notes

• In a novel, drama, film or series, policial is more to refer to police procedural and policiaco/policíaco to whodunit.

Synonyms

• (police): policíaco m / policíaca f, policiaco m / policiaca f
• (police procedural): de policías
• (whodunit): policíaco m / policíaca f, policiaco m / policiaca f

Derived terms

• (whodunit): novela policiaca f, serie de televisión policíaca f
• parapolicial

Related terms

• policía f