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
He has been charged with one felony count each of assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest and animal cruelty and pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Charges included refusing to disperse, unlawful assembly, assaulting a peace officer, resisting or threatening an officer, vandalism and destroying a device used to call for emergency help.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Eventually, the officer arrested Prater, and he was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on charges of threatening an executive officer and battery on a peace officer, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
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
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Charges included refusing to disperse, unlawful assembly, assaulting a peace officer, resisting or threatening an officer, vandalism and destroying a device used to call for emergency help.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Eventually, the officer arrested Prater, and he was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on charges of threatening an executive officer and battery on a peace officer, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
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
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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