de-po ‧ lic ‧ ing BrE AmE , depolicing /ˌdiːpəˈliːsɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
a way of keeping control over an area in which the police deliberately ignore small crimes by members of ethnic minorities (↑ ethnic minority ) so that they are not ↑ accuse d of ↑ racism (=treating members of a particular race unfairly)