police burgh

noun

A burgh of a kind that existed from 1833 to 1975, constituted by the sheriff for purposes of improvement and police, the local authority being the police commissioners.

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Meanings

nounpolice burgh (plural police burghs)

plural police burghs

  1. ScotlandhistoricalA burgh of a kind that existed from 1833 to 1975, constituted by the sheriff for purposes of improvement and police, the local authority being the police commissioners.
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APA

police burgh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20burgh

MLA

“police burgh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20burgh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “police burgh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20burgh.

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