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constable, policeman
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The constable chased after the fleeing criminal.
During the Edo period, constables were responsible for maintaining public order in the towns.
The thief pursued by the constable fled into the mountains.
The novel vividly depicts the conflict between a ruthless constable and a noble thief.
The authority of constables differed greatly from that of modern police officers.
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