police action
nounDefinition of police action
: a localized military action undertaken without formal declaration of war by regular armed forces against persons held to be violators of international peace and order
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Even with Thursday’s police action, there are many more folks like Rush out there. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "Why they risked everything to Occupy ICE | Will Bunch," 5 July 2018 The police action comes as more women have stepped forward to allege mistreatment at the hands of Tyndall, including dozens who have filed civil lawsuits. — Richard Winton, latimes.com, "LAPD raids home of ex-USC gynecologist accused of sexually mistreating patients," 15 June 2018 An attorney for one of the activists, Detroit lawyer Solomon Radner, said none of his clients used violence or inflammatory language that would have warranted aggressive police action. — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, "Leon Valley hit with lawsuit over ‘auditor’ arrests," 5 July 2018 Here’s a breakdown of how the call and police actions occurred. — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, "He got 'pranked' by his girlfriend's husband — so he stabbed him to death, Texas cops say," 3 July 2018 Program the Parks Mayes, an activist who had protested police actions before, began working in the park before the fatal police shooting of Sylville Smith in 2016. — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee community activist Vaun Mayes charged in Sherman Park firebomb plot," 2 July 2018 Demonstrations protesting police actions are routine. — Jeremy Roebuck, Philly.com, "In era of politicized prosecutors, Trump's U.S. attorney in Philly isn't out to change the system," 11 May 2018 Police Chief Charlie Beck said the approach was needed to provide proper context for police actions. — Michael Balsamo, Fox News, "LAPD's highly-produced body camera video draws scrutiny," 21 June 2018 It was not known how many weapons were confiscated or the circumstances that led to those court and police actions. — Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deputies seize Broward Sheriff's bailiff's weapons under new Florida law," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'police action.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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