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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Jayson was charged with disorderly conduct, third-degree trespass, and obstruction of a peace officer.
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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
Pending trial in 3 other cases The county attorney’s office charged Price with criminal vehicular homicide and fleeing a peace officer.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 16 Dec. 2024
The supervisor and officers are expected to be certified Texas peace officers whose licenses will be sponsored by Travis County Precinct 5 Constable Carlos Lopez.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Sep. 2024
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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
Pending trial in 3 other cases The county attorney’s office charged Price with criminal vehicular homicide and fleeing a peace officer.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 16 Dec. 2024
The supervisor and officers are expected to be certified Texas peace officers whose licenses will be sponsored by Travis County Precinct 5 Constable Carlos Lopez.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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