The word "police" was borrowed from French into the English language in the 18th century, but for a long time it applied only to French and continental European police forces. The word, and the concept of police itself, were "disliked as a symbol of foreign oppression" (according to Britannica 1911). Before the 19th century, the first use of the word "police" recorded in government documents in the United Kingdom was <answer>the appointment of Commissioners of Police for Scotland in 1714</answer> and the creation of the Marine Police in 1798.
What was the first use of 'police' in the UK?
the appointment of Commissioners of Police for Scotland in 1714