peace officer
noun
: a civil officer (such as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace
Examples of peace officer in a Sentence
He was arrested for assaulting a peace officer.
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Reggie Lacy, 25, of Oakland, was charged with negligent discharge of a firearm, unlawful firearm activity, gun possession and resisting a peace officer.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Per a Facebook comment from the police department, the interim police chief is JJ Stitt, a distant cousin of Gov. Kevin Stitt and an Oklahoma and Texas peace officer.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Jayson was charged with disorderly conduct, third-degree trespass, and obstruction of a peace officer.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
What To Know Ian Cramer pleaded guilty in September to multiple charges, including homicide while fleeing a peace officer, preventing arrest, reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer and various drug- and driving-related offenses.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Per a Facebook comment from the police department, the interim police chief is JJ Stitt, a distant cousin of Gov. Kevin Stitt and an Oklahoma and Texas peace officer.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Jayson was charged with disorderly conduct, third-degree trespass, and obstruction of a peace officer.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
What To Know Ian Cramer pleaded guilty in September to multiple charges, including homicide while fleeing a peace officer, preventing arrest, reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer and various drug- and driving-related offenses.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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