peace officer

noun

Synonyms of peace officer

: 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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Carter also faces two counts of committing assault with a semiautomatic gun upon a peace officer. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Jurors deliberated for about 2 and a half hours before finding Salazar guilty of first-degree murder and finding true the special circumstance allegations of murder of a peace officer, lying in wait, and firing from a vehicle. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 He was also found guilty in June of one count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving recklessly, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and driving or taking a vehicle without consent. — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Seventy-two-year-old Lise Beauchamp, 37-year-old Melany Rinker, also known as Melony Vanderbrink, and 63-year-old Nancy Jancke were each charged with obstruction of a peace officer after failing to give their names and dates of birth. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace officer

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First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of peace officer was in 1649

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peace officer

noun

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

peace officer

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