Police

Japanese: Hochpolizei
Police

...a division of the administrative police whose purpose is to ensure the security and stability of a particular political system or administration. It is also called the High Police or Tokko (Special Higher Police). The term secret police refers to those whose activities and actions are characterized by secrecy and are almost unlimited in nature.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Hochpolizei" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…特定の政治体制や政権の安全および安定をはかることを目的とした行政警察の一部門。高等警察Hochpolizeiないし特高(特別高等警察)ということもある。また,その活動や行動に秘密性を特徴とし,ほとんど無限定に常態するものを秘密警察secret policeという。…

※「Hochpolizei」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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