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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During one heated exchange, immigration agents who did not want to be captured on body camera footage refused to invite FBI agents along for an arrest operation, one of the sources said.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The officer was not in uniform at the time of the incident, and therefore not wearing a body camera.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Taser stun gun and body camera company Axon Enterprise awarded its CEO Rick Smith a carbon copy of Musk’s deal in 2018 at a smaller magnitude.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
During the traffic stop encounter, the officer’s’ body camera captured Scott saying an anti-gay slur when the officer issued him a fine.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The officer was not in uniform at the time of the incident, and therefore not wearing a body camera.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Taser stun gun and body camera company Axon Enterprise awarded its CEO Rick Smith a carbon copy of Musk’s deal in 2018 at a smaller magnitude.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
During the traffic stop encounter, the officer’s’ body camera captured Scott saying an anti-gay slur when the officer issued him a fine.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 7 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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