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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Cowan currently has a valid peace officer license and is currently commissioned by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, said Mike O’Connell, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
According to the commission’s statistics, the state has almost 82,000 current full-time peace officers and 101,532 active peace-officer certifications.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has charged Liles with assault with a deadly weapon — the vehicle — upon a peace officer.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
In a 2021 backgrounder, a nonprofit organization called the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, which attempts to improve relations between immigrants and police agencies, detailed state policies on hiring noncitizens as peace officers.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
According to the commission’s statistics, the state has almost 82,000 current full-time peace officers and 101,532 active peace-officer certifications.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has charged Liles with assault with a deadly weapon — the vehicle — upon a peace officer.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
In a 2021 backgrounder, a nonprofit organization called the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, which attempts to improve relations between immigrants and police agencies, detailed state policies on hiring noncitizens as peace officers.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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