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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In December 2024, the teen driver in the March 2024 incident was adjudicated delinquent — the juvenile version of being found guilty — of aiding and abetting first-degree assault of a peace officer. Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025 Agents arrested Rony Hernandez-Morales in Sandy on charges of impersonating a peace officer and identity fraud. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 This from a president who unconditionally pardoned 1,500 criminals convicted in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and its peace officers — one of whom attacked a policeman by plunging a stun gun multiple times into his neck. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 Medina Berumen was charged with two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder of a peace officer, the district attorney's office said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace officer

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of peace officer was in 1649

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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

peace officer

noun
: a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace

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