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Border guard
Crime and punishment
Criminal justice system
Crisis management
Fire safety supervision and Emergency prevention
First aid and emergencies
Forensics
Handling of emergency calls
Imprisonment and probation
Police duties
Police equipment and ranks
Proceedings and procedural law
Rescue organisation
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Theory of law
Theory of punishment and penal law
Vehicles and traffic policing
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English
avoid
- verb
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Definitions
Def:
take action to prevent something from happening
Example:
The train driver had to take emergency action to avoid a crash.
Usage note
Word family
avoidable
avoidance
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