line of duty
noun phrase
: all that is authorized, required, or normally associated with some field of responsibility
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Reddins’ death marks the first line of duty death for the Oak Park Police Department since 1938, according to the release.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
The police department notes that this marks the first line of duty death for the department in more than 100 years.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
Hundreds of people are expected to line the streets of Dearborn for a solemn procession for Melvindale police officer Mohamed Said, fallen in the line of duty.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
If a soldier is in the hospital for over 24 hours, the command is supposed to initiate a line of duty investigation.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 23 July 2024
Authorities in and around Houston are on the hunt for Ronnie Palmer, 44, in connection with the line of duty death of Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Fernando Esqueda.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 July 2024
Dozens of officers shot in line of duty Nearly 100 officers were shot, including 10 who were killed, in the first three months of 2024, according to a March update from The National Fraternal Order of Police.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Nonprofit group Officer Down Memorial Page has counted 38 line of duty deaths for police officers in the U.S. so far this year.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2024
Our law enforcement line of duty families have suffered enough.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
The police department notes that this marks the first line of duty death for the department in more than 100 years.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
Hundreds of people are expected to line the streets of Dearborn for a solemn procession for Melvindale police officer Mohamed Said, fallen in the line of duty.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
If a soldier is in the hospital for over 24 hours, the command is supposed to initiate a line of duty investigation.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 23 July 2024
Authorities in and around Houston are on the hunt for Ronnie Palmer, 44, in connection with the line of duty death of Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Fernando Esqueda.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 July 2024
Dozens of officers shot in line of duty Nearly 100 officers were shot, including 10 who were killed, in the first three months of 2024, according to a March update from The National Fraternal Order of Police.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Nonprofit group Officer Down Memorial Page has counted 38 line of duty deaths for police officers in the U.S. so far this year.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2024
Our law enforcement line of duty families have suffered enough.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Line of duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20duty. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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