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Recent Examples on the Web State records show his peace officer certification is no longer active. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024 If the funds ever exceed $2 million, the legislature would be allowed to appropriate excess money for peace officer training or equipment and assistance to peace officers who have been injured in the line of duty. Madeline Armstrong | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024 The obvious rationalization here is that plenty of colleges and universities do have their own police forces with full peace officer status. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024 The man was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation before being booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility on suspicion of battery causing serious bodily injury, assault on a peace officer, resisting a police officer, and petty theft, according to police and jail records. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for peace officer 

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Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of peace officer was in 1649

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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

peace officer

noun
: a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace

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