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.
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The Texas attorney general declined Friday to issue a formal opinion on whether the suspension of Johnson County Sheriff Adam King’s peace officer license disqualifies him from continuing in his role.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
Others have convictions for murder, weapons possession, robbery, battery on a peace officer and negligent manslaughter homicide vehicle, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Transit Ambassadors are not peace officers but are certified by the state’s law enforcement standards agency.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Still harder to prove, Jackson said, are the counts of assault on a peace officer stemming from the laser strikes, arguing that Farzam would not or could not have known what kind of aircraft was flying at the time.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
Others have convictions for murder, weapons possession, robbery, battery on a peace officer and negligent manslaughter homicide vehicle, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Transit Ambassadors are not peace officers but are certified by the state’s law enforcement standards agency.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Still harder to prove, Jackson said, are the counts of assault on a peace officer stemming from the laser strikes, arguing that Farzam would not or could not have known what kind of aircraft was flying at the time.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peace officer
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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