Meanings
adjectiveunderpoliced (comparative more underpoliced, superlative most underpoliced)
comparative more underpoliced · superlative most underpoliced
- Inadequately policed.
The focus on punishment rather than deterrence left America significantly underpoliced, and we have remained underpoliced ever since
2022 February 3, Jon Guze, “How America Ended Up Underpoliced and Overincarcerated”, in John Locke Foundation
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underpoliced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpoliced
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“underpoliced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpoliced. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underpoliced,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpoliced.
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