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Police; law enforcement agency
警察が事件を調査しています
The police are investigating the incident.
警察官は犯人を追跡しました
The police officer chased the criminal.
Refers to the organization responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing the law.
In formal contexts, use '警察' to refer to the organization, while '警官' is used for individual officers.
In legal documents, '警察' is often used to denote the official law enforcement body.
From Middle Chinese 'kǎi shǐ' (to govern and to guard), composed of 警 (to warn) and 察 (to observe).
Often used in formal contexts, such as news reports or official communications.