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All policemen are thieves.

 
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Solution

Negation of the given statement:
There exists a policeman who is not a thief.
Or 
At least one policeman is not a thief.

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Chapter 31: Mathematical reasoning - Exercise 31.2 [Page 7]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 11
Chapter 31 Mathematical reasoning
Exercise 31.2 | Q 2.6 | Page 7

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