SAP, noun2
- Forms:
- Also occasionally Sap /sæp/.
- Origin:
- Initial letters of South African Police.
historical
The police force; a member or members of this force. Also attributive.
- Note:
- Renamed the South African Police Service (see SAPS) on 28 April 1994.
[1912 Act 14 in Stat. of Union 292There shall be established..a police force entitled the South African Police.]
1994 H. Nkhoma in Sidelines Dec. 15Here with the whole SAP surrounding him, he had escaped again.
The police force; a member or members of this force. Also attributive.
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