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. 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 See all Example Sentences for peace officer 

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of peace officer was in 1649

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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

peace officer

noun
: a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace

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