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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Sacramento drivers long accused peace officers of wrongly pulling them over, incorrectly identifying them as gang members.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
On June 13, she was charged with four counts of making a false report of a felony; six counts of using a computer to commit a crime; four counts of lying to a peace officer; and two counts of stalking.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The woman was also booked on a charge of evading a peace officer.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Other cases The felony case is the most serious of a recent string of charges against Iversen that began last December, when Iversen was charged with fleeing a peace officer in Minnetrista.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
On June 13, she was charged with four counts of making a false report of a felony; six counts of using a computer to commit a crime; four counts of lying to a peace officer; and two counts of stalking.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The woman was also booked on a charge of evading a peace officer.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Other cases The felony case is the most serious of a recent string of charges against Iversen that began last December, when Iversen was charged with fleeing a peace officer in Minnetrista.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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