English translation: suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
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English term or phrase:
Stand Down
English translation:
suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
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English term or phrase:Stand Down
Annual ZeroHarm Stand Down
This is the heading of video script in which an officer has to address his employees. I could not figure out the meaning of Stand Down. The dictionary meanings do not seem to apply. What exactly does it mean?
Explanation: Definitions of Stand Down on the Web:
* standdown: a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
* standdown: (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
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* Termination of employment is the end of an employee's duration with an employer. Depending on the case, the decision may be made by the employee, the employer, or mutually agreed upon by both.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_down
* To wait; to stop pursuing or fighting
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stand_down
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Asker: I already have this info in my electronic dictionary but it does not appear to serve the purpose.
Usually the police commissioner attends these with all the politicians and they promise the police stricter laws for people who beat up police, and mandatory jail terms for spitting on police etc. This is there Annual Zero Harm Stand Down (Day).
There is a day In Australian when all Police have a day where they stand down from duty Ie: not strike, and they remain on full pay, (Minimum staff stay on of course) and they march to pledge for a zero harm for police in the line of duty, and to honor those who were harmed or lost their life in the line of duty.
In America I have seen Fireman do the same esp after 911. These are annual events, and would explain why annual is in the text.
The Video will be about these days.
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stand down
suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
Explanation: Definitions of Stand Down on the Web:
* standdown: a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
* standdown: (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Termination of employment is the end of an employee's duration with an employer. Depending on the case, the decision may be made by the employee, the employer, or mutually agreed upon by both.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_down
* To wait; to stop pursuing or fighting
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stand_down
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Asker: I already have this info in my electronic dictionary but it does not appear to serve the purpose.
Your question was "What exactly does it mean?"
airmailrpl Brazil Local time: 18:45 Works in field Native speaker of: English, Portuguese PRO pts in category: 29
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Asker: I already have this info in my electronic dictionary but it does not appear to serve the purpose.
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