# policing

Pronunciation: say "puh-LEES-ing" US /pəˈliːsɪŋ/, UK /ˈpl̩iːsɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Patrol work carried out across an area by the police.
   - Simple: The work the police do when they move around an area to keep it safe.
   - _Foot policing returned to the main street after complaints about late-night noise._
   - _The town relies on regular policing to keep its busy market district secure._
2. The maintenance of public order within a community.
   - Simple: The work of keeping order and peace among the public.
   - _Effective policing keeps disorder in check during large public events._
   - _Debates about policing often center on how order should be balanced with civil liberties._
3. The monitoring or regulation of some conduct, content, or activity.
   - Simple: The act of watching and controlling something to make sure rules are followed.
   - _The policing of online speech raises difficult questions about free expression._
   - _Industry leaders argued that voluntary policing of advertising worked better than new laws._

## Verb

4. Present participle of police. — present participle and gerund of police
   - Simple: Present participle of police. Use this -ing form for the action as it happens.
   - _The council is policing illegal dumping along the riverbank._
   - _Stewards were policing the entrances to stop ticketless fans from getting in._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/policing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).