No. 3,316 in Spanish
comisaria
Police station.
In a sentence
Fui a la comisaría para reportar un robo.
I went to the police station to report a theft.
In this sentence, 'comisaría' refers to a police station, the building or institution where police matters are addressed.
Había una comisaría de policía en cada barrio de la ciudad.
There was a police station in every neighborhood of the city.
'Comisaría' is used here to indicate the general presence of police stations as infrastructure in urban areas.
El jefe de la comisaría dio una declaración en la televisión.
The head of the police station gave a statement on television.
Here, 'comisaría' implies the administrative or jurisdictional entity of the police rather than the physical structure.
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