milicija

1. dated colloq. (in socialist Yugoslavia; loosely police) police
   Komšije su zvale miliciju zbog buke. — The neighbours called the police because of the noise.
   Moj deda je radio u miliciji dvadeset godina. — My grandfather worked in the police for twenty years.
2. (armed groups) militia
   Lokalna milicija je preuzela kontrolu nad gradom. — The local militia took control of the town.

Since the 1990s the official word is "policija"; "milicija" sounds dated.