🔤 Cotwals ✨

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kotwal, police afsaran, shahri muhafiz, cotwals

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cotwals

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DEFINITION

police officers or town magistrates in South Asia (variant spelling of kotwals)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Historical records detail how local cotwals maintained law and order across town markets long ago. The regional governor summoned senior cotwals to review security measures for the festival today. These vigilant cotwals patrolled city gates to protect merchants and travelers from robbery. Civic duties assigned to traditional cotwals included tax collection and municipal dispute resolution. The museum displays uniform badges worn by historic urban cotwals during the nineteenth century.

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constables officers magistrates guards watchmen

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lawbreakers criminals convicts rebels felons