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Patrolman

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A policeman assigned to duty in patrolling a certain beat or district; also the designation of a grade or rank In the organised police force of large cities, a patrolman being generally a private in the ranks, as distinguished from roundsmen, sergeants, lieutenants, etc.

See State v. Walbridge, 153 Mo. 194, 54 S. W. 447.