Usually means: Authority to regulate for welfare.
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  1. police power: Merriam-Webster
  2. police power: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. police power: Wordnik
  4. police power: Wiktionary
  5. police power: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. police power: Dictionary.com
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  1. police power: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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  1. police power: Encyclopedia

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  1. police power: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (police power)

noun:  (law) The inherent power, incident to sovereignty, of a state to regulate and exercise reasonable control over matters of public health, public morals, public safety, and in general, all things relating to the general welfare.

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