#lawman__law_officer__peace_officer__peaceofficer an officer of the law
supertype: #guardian__defender__protector__shielder a person who cares for persons or property
subtype: #attorney_general the chief law officer of a country or state
subtype: #border_patrolman someone who patrols the borders of a country
subtype: #constable a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
subtype: #deputy_sheriff__deputy someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
subtype: #flatfoot__patrolman a policeman who patrols a given region
subtype: #prison_guard__jailer__jailor__gaoler__screw__turnkey someone who guards prisoners
subtype: #police_lieutenant__lieutenant an officer in a police force
subtype: #marshal__marshall a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
instance: #James_Butler_Hickock__Hickock__Wild_Bill_Hickock
subtype: #military_policeman__MP a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
subtype: #provost_marshal__provostmarshal the supervisor of the military police
subtype: #redcap (British) a member of the military police
subtype: #narc__nark__narcotics_agent__narcoticsagent a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
subtype: #policeman__police_officer__officer a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
subtype: #bobby an informal term for a British policeman
subtype: #cop__bull__copper__fuzz__pig (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
subtype: #police_captain__captain__policechief a policeman in charge of a precinct
instance: #Lavrenti_Pavlovich_Beria__Beria
subtype: #police_detective__detective__investigator__tec a police officer who investigates crimes
subtype: #dick__gumshoe__hawkshaw (informal) someone who is a detective
subtype: #plainclothesman a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
subtype: #tracer.police_detective an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
subtype: #gendarme a French policeman
subtype: #inspector a high ranking police officer
subtype: #motorcycle_cop__motorcycle_policeman__speed_cop__speedcop a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
subtype: #police_matron__policewoman a woman policeman
subtype: #meter_maid__metermaid policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets
subtype: #Mountie colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
subtype: #shoofly.policeman (informal) an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen
subtype: #traffic_cop__trafficcop a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
subtype: #crossing_guard someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing
subtype: #pointsman (British) a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic
subtype: #trooper a mounted policeman
subtype: #state_trooper__statetrooper__trooper a state police officer
subtype: #police_sergeant__sergeant a lawman with the rank of sergeant
subtype: #desk_sergeant__deskman__station_keeper__stationkeeper the police sergeant on duty in a police station
subtype: #sergeant_major a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the army
subtype: #sheriff the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
subtype: #solicitor_general__solicitorgeneral a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general
subtype: #Texas_Ranger__Ranger a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
subtype: #warden__warder the chief official in charge of a prison
subtype: #wardress a woman warder
subtype: #matron.wardress a wardress in a prison
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