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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The second, a proposal to let a Native American tribe commission peace officers in Texas.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Marshal Goodnight faces charges including impersonating a peace officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a stun gun, possessing a baton and possessing a tear gas weapon, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
June 27 Assault, battery, false imprisonment, vandalism, resist/delay peace officer: At 6:36 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance at a residence in the 13000 block of Shadow Oaks Way.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
The man remains in critical condition two weeks after the shooting and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest in the incident.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Marshal Goodnight faces charges including impersonating a peace officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a stun gun, possessing a baton and possessing a tear gas weapon, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
June 27 Assault, battery, false imprisonment, vandalism, resist/delay peace officer: At 6:36 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance at a residence in the 13000 block of Shadow Oaks Way.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
The man remains in critical condition two weeks after the shooting and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest in the incident.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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