Typically, if the term does not exist, alternate action is taken.

Even at the time they were not considered heavy, even if that term existed.

The term has existed since the creation of police forces in the early 19th century.

Many terms for this device exist, and each of these terms can also mean something else.

Think about it, if common sense were common, the term would not exist.

You will not believe it, but no suitable term existed in the local language.

This relation, further, is such that its terms cannot exist independently of one another.

Similar terms exist in the surrounding area with slightly different meanings.

But even if the term didn't exist before the 1830s, people who embodied its principles did.

In many cases, multiple terms exist for the same concept.