peace officer
nounDefinition 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
He’s been charged with capital murder and aggravated assault on a peace officer. — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, "'We're not protecting our children': Santa Fe shooting survivors demand answers, independent review," 6 June 2019 Subject was placed into custody and charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer. — Houston Chronicle, "Bellaire Police Department weekly report," 22 July 2019 Shackelford is facing a first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault on a peace officer, according to the sheriff's department. — Fox News, "Texas deputy struck in head with crossbow, investigators say," 21 June 2019 Joseph Arthur Branch, 19, of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty Friday to one felony count of resisting an executive officer, one misdemeanor count of participating in a riot and one misdemeanor count of resisting a peace officer, court records show. — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, "7 are charged after fight on H.B. beach sent police officer to hospital," 5 Aug. 2019 He was taken into custody on a peace officer hold for his safety, and then transported to jail on the outstanding warrants. — oregonlive.com, "Man in Cookie Monster shirt accused of cookie theft says it was misunderstanding: Forest Grove police log," 31 July 2019 In addition to his previous indictment, prosecutors say Strain has a criminal history of obstruction, contempt of court, trespassing, fleeing a peace officer in a vehicle, and as the possession of explosive devices. — Vandana Ravikumar, USA TODAY, "US Marshals capture one of ATF's 'most wanted' fugitives on remote Montana ranch," 7 July 2019 He will be booked into San Mateo County jail on charges of DUI causing injury and evading a peace officer when he is discharged from the hospital. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "Redwood City: Police pursuit ends in head-on crash," 2 July 2019 Mason Cree Jones, 27, was arrested just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday and charged with impersonating a peace officer, a Class D felony. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Police say Louisville man impersonated an officer ... to police officers," 23 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'peace officer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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