policial

police +‎ -ial

policial (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Relating to the police.
   • Edgar Allan Poe

     [W]here the case is of importance—or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude, the qualities in question have never been known to fail.

policial (masculine and feminine plural policials)

1. relating to the police

policial m, f (plural policiais, comparable)

1. relating to the police

policial m, f (plural policiais)

1. police officer

• polícia, guarda

• polícia
• policiamento
• policiar

• parapolicial

policía +‎ -al

policial (plural policiales)

1. (Spain) Related to the police, police force.
2. police procedural
3. whodunit, whodunnit (UK)

• In a novel, drama, film or series, policial is more to refer to police procedural and policiaco/policíaco to whodunit.

• (police): policíaco m / policíaca f, policiaco m / policiaca f
• (police procedural): de policías
• (whodunit): policíaco m / policíaca f, policiaco m / policiaca f

• (whodunit): novela policiaca f, serie de televisión policíaca f
• parapolicial

• policía f