plain clothes

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plural noun

clothing other than one's uniform, especially civilian clothes worn on duty by a police officer.

plain clothes

plural noun

1. ordinary clothes, as distinguished from uniform, as worn by a police detective on duty
2. ( as modifier )
  a plain-clothes policeman

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Other Word Forms

��-��ǳٳ�� ��c��ǳٳ�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plain clothes¹

First recorded in 1815–25

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Passengers saw him being searched by plain clothes and uniformed officers before the bus was allowed to move on.

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On 29 August 2023, he was taken from his home at midnight by RAB officers, some in uniform and others dressed in plain clothes.

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Mr Lee remembers walking through campus one day, when they saw a girl being interrogated by two plain clothes policemen.

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But, according to the men's families, on Sunday afternoon, plain clothes police raided two of the shops on Salah ad-Din Street, without warning.

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Two weeks ago the police denied responsibility for the abductions carried out by men in plain clothes across the country, some of which were captured on CCTV.

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