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Detention officer

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corrections officernounA jailer.
correction officernounAlternative form of corrections officer. [A jailer.]
underjailernounA subordinate jailer.
jaileringnounThe work or role of a jailer.
jailershipnounThe role or status of a jailer.
wardennounA chief administrative officer of a prison.
prison officernounA person responsible for the supervision and security of prisoners.
sergeantnoun(military) A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
prison guardnoun(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.
penal officernounSynonym of prison officer.
bailiffnoun(law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
undergaolernoun(Commonwealth) Dated spelling of underjailer.
sheriffnoun(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.
wardernounA guard, especially in a prison.
probation officernounA law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.
constablenoun(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
high bailiffnounAn officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders.
wardressnounA female warder.
bound bailiffnoun(UK, law) A sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc.
undermatenounA junior officer on board a ship.

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