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
Tom KnightExamples of body camera in a Sentence
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Police body camera footage showed Hill coming out of the garage of a friend's house holding up a cellphone in his left hand, his right hand not visible, seconds before Coy fatally shot him.
—CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
After the fights, officials held a town forum Wednesday, where Carey told a crowd that police will be reviewing body camera footage, surveillance footage, and information shared to social media, per WPVI.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Hill, holding an illuminated cell phone in his left hand, approached Coy, body camera footage shows.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
The body camera footage also showed that as Hill lay dying on the floor of the garage, none of the officers who responded to the incident appeared to immediately provide first aid, officials said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
After the fights, officials held a town forum Wednesday, where Carey told a crowd that police will be reviewing body camera footage, surveillance footage, and information shared to social media, per WPVI.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Hill, holding an illuminated cell phone in his left hand, approached Coy, body camera footage shows.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
The body camera footage also showed that as Hill lay dying on the floor of the garage, none of the officers who responded to the incident appeared to immediately provide first aid, officials said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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