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 Knight
Examples of body camera in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Now that the body camera footage has been released, Reed’s family is demanding answers.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The charges were dropped after body camera footage was leaked.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
At the time, local officers on task forces were not allowed to wear body cameras.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
The incident was captured by McBride’s body camera and by witnesses with smartphones.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Coeur d’Alene police officer Michael Jolley responded to the resort to speak with Moyer that night, body camera video shows.
—Alexandra Duggan and, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2024
Multiple officers at the scene had active body cameras during the shooting.
—The Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2024
Council members call for release of full video Soon after Officer Abdirahman Dahir shot Xiong, the police department released brief body camera footage of the officers’ encounter with Xiong and the shooting.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2024
An attorney for Sanchez-Mayen also provided CNN with video from inside the van and from a police body camera showing what led to his arrest, his movement inside the van and the aftermath.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The charges were dropped after body camera footage was leaked.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
At the time, local officers on task forces were not allowed to wear body cameras.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
The incident was captured by McBride’s body camera and by witnesses with smartphones.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Coeur d’Alene police officer Michael Jolley responded to the resort to speak with Moyer that night, body camera video shows.
—Alexandra Duggan and, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2024
Multiple officers at the scene had active body cameras during the shooting.
—The Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2024
Council members call for release of full video Soon after Officer Abdirahman Dahir shot Xiong, the police department released brief body camera footage of the officers’ encounter with Xiong and the shooting.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2024
An attorney for Sanchez-Mayen also provided CNN with video from inside the van and from a police body camera showing what led to his arrest, his movement inside the van and the aftermath.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1993, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near body camera
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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