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Police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

, known as Garda in Hiberno-English *

Garda (security company) GardaWorld Corporation is a Canadian private security firm, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, with 120,000 employees as of January 2022. GardaWorld International Protective Services, the international division of the company, began operations ...

, a security and protection company headquartered in Montreal, Canada *

Garda Síochána (; meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (; "Guardians") or "the Guards", is the national police service of Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Gover ...

, the national police of the Republic of Ireland *

Garda National Surveillance Unit , headquarters = Phoenix Park, Dublin (D8)Harcourt Street, Dublin (D2) , formed = , preceding1 = Garda Special Surveillance Unit (SSU)''"Tango Squad"'' , preceding2 = , jurisdiction = Ireland , employees = Undisclosed (estimated 100 ...

, the domestic intelligence agency of the Republic of Ireland *

Garda (VR) Garda is a town and ''comune'' on the shore of Lake Garda, in the province of Verona, Veneto, northeastern Italy. Garda is from Verona, and is one of the smallest towns in the whole province. Main sights The historical centre of the town, w ...

, a commune on the shores of the Italian Lake Garda in the province of Verona *

Garda, Gotland Garde () or Garda is a populated area, a ''socken'' (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Garde District, established on 1January 2016. It was the birth place of the m ...

, alternative name for Garde, a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland *

Garda Financiară The Financial Guard ( ro, Garda Financiară) was the control agency, subordinated to the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), having a mandate to control the financial, economic and customs domains to prevent and sanction the tax eva ...

, a former Romanian control and tax law-enforcement agency *

Garda hitch The Garda Hitch, also known as the Alpine Clutch, is a type of climbing knot that can only be moved in one direction. It is often used in climbing and mountaineering, such as in pulley systems to haul loads up a cliff. However, the Garda Hitch has ...

, a knot used in rock climbing and rescue *

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

, a lake in northern Italy

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