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Private police — are law enforcement bodies that are owned and/or controlled by non governmental entities. These can be firms to which the government contracts out police work (e.g. the 1975 1977 Oro Valley, Arizona Rural/Metro contract, the 1980 Reminderville,… … Wikipedia
Private Investigator! — is an adventure story arc of the Philippine comic strip series Pugad Baboy , created by Pol Medina Jr. and originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This particular story arc lasts 77 strips long and ran July to October, 2000, in the … Wikipedia
Private aviation — is the part of civil aviation that involves flying not for hire. In most countries, private flights are always general aviation flights, but the opposite is not true: many general aviation flights (such as banner towing, charter, crop dusting,… … Wikipedia
Private label rights — can be sold and bought in the form of articles, reports, eBooks, and autoresponders. This kind of content is used for the purpose of allowing multiple buyers to invest in the content with free rein to alter and use it by claiming authorship of it … Wikipedia
private detective — private detectives N COUNT A private detective is someone who you can pay to find missing people or do other kinds of investigation for you. The money enabled her to hire a private detective to search for evidence that would clear him. Syn:… … English dictionary
Private military company — A private military company (PMC) provides specialized expertise or services of a military nature, sometimes called or classified as mercenary ( soldiers for hire ). [cite journal|journal=Foreign Affairs|url=http://www.brookings.edu/views/articles/… … Wikipedia
hire — 1 verb (T) 1 BrE to pay money to borrow something for a period of hours or days; let 1 (11), rent 1 (3) AmE: Let s hire a car for the weekend. see borrow 2 a) to employ someone for a short time to do a job for you: I m hiring a private detective… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hire out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hire out : present tense I/you/we/they hire out he/she/it hires out present participle hiring out past tense hired out past participle hired out 1) British same as hire I, 3) This room is often hired out for… … English dictionary
Private investigator — A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigations. Private investigators often work for attorneys in civil cases. Many work for… … Wikipedia
Private carrier — A private carrier provides transportation or delivery of goods or services for a single entity, often a corporation; usually that entity s primary business is not transportation but rather something else. For example, the Wegmans grocery store… … Wikipedia
