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| has gloss | eng: Watchmen were groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement. Watchmen have existed in various guises throughout the world and were generally succeeded by the emergence of formally organised policing. |
| lexicalization | eng: watchman |
| instance of | (noun) the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" law, police force, constabulary, police |
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| has gloss | nor: :For å se den moderne versjonen av vekter, se Vekter En vekter var tidligere en offentlig vaktmann i byene. De sørget for ro og orden om natten og fungerte som brannvarslere, meldte klokkeslett og vindretning samt passet gatelyktene. |
| lexicalization | nor: vekter |
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