Policemen have authority to arrest lawbreakers.是什么意思？

Policemen have authority to arrest lawbreakers.

警察有权逮捕犯法者。

policemen

n. 警察，（男）警察( policeman的名词复数 )，捕役；

例句
Eight policemen then spent two years combing through the evidence.
之后8位警察花了两年时间搜寻证据。

have

aux. 用以构成完成式及完成式的不定式，表示已经…；vt. 有，具有，拿，取得，从事，必须，不得不；n. 〈口〉有产者，有钱人，富国，〈英俚〉欺骗，诈骗；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

authority

n. 权威，权力，学术权威，[复数]当权者；

例句
Popular acceptance of authority had been an early aim of the Nationalists.
国家主义者的一个早期目标是推动民众对权威的接受。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

arrest

vt. 逮捕，拘捕，止住，阻止，抑制，吸引（注意）；vi. 心跳停止；n. 拘留，停止，阻止，制动（装置）；

例句
The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease...
患者可能必须对生活习惯作出重大调整以控制病情。