body camera
noun
variants
or less commonly body cam
or bodycam
: a video camera that is worn on clothing and used to continuously record activity in front of the wearer
Americans are deeply divided over race relations and police use of force. One thing they don't seem to be divided over, however, is support for police body cameras.—
Tom Knight
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Police body camera footage, released following a judge’s order, later showed their arrests.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2025
However, a later audit of his body camera would determine that statement was false and his camera was operational.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
The first of two body camera clips Devlin released ends with Thomas taking his Taser out and deploying it.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
Working from footage captured by surveillance and body cameras, Morrison reconstructs the scene of the fatal shooting of a barber, Harith Augustus, by a Chicago police officer in 2018.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2025
However, a later audit of his body camera would determine that statement was false and his camera was operational.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
The first of two body camera clips Devlin released ends with Thomas taking his Taser out and deploying it.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
Working from footage captured by surveillance and body cameras, Morrison reconstructs the scene of the fatal shooting of a barber, Harith Augustus, by a Chicago police officer in 2018.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body camera
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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