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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There is no place for peace officers simultaneously being members of gangs.
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Only licensed peace officers can carry handguns at polling places.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
Mejer was initially charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to a peace officer.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The boy’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, of Aliso Viejo, was arrested days after the accident and charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Only licensed peace officers can carry handguns at polling places.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
Mejer was initially charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to a peace officer.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The boy’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, of Aliso Viejo, was arrested days after the accident and charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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