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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Dasilva and Xiong, seen on campus video fleeing the scene, were also charged with misdemeanors of resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer, prosecutors said.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Justin Simmons, 30, is charged with impersonating a peace officer and kidnapping.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Washington law requires all peace officers in the state have their immigration status verified and must be American citizens, lawful permanent residents or beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Assembly Bill 847 gives oversight commissions, like San Diego County’s Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board and the city of San Diego’s Commission on Police Practices, the same access to peace officer files currently held by prosecutors, grand juries and the state attorney general.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Justin Simmons, 30, is charged with impersonating a peace officer and kidnapping.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Washington law requires all peace officers in the state have their immigration status verified and must be American citizens, lawful permanent residents or beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Assembly Bill 847 gives oversight commissions, like San Diego County’s Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board and the city of San Diego’s Commission on Police Practices, the same access to peace officer files currently held by prosecutors, grand juries and the state attorney general.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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