peace officer

noun

1. a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peace officer¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

All three officers had to give up their rights to be peace officers in California under the terms of their plea deals.

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Hu, of Calgary, a province in Alberta, was pulled from the water by another beachgoer and an off-duty California State Parks peace officer, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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While the woman was able to get back to shore on her own, an off-duty California State Parks peace officer pulled the man from the water and began CPR.

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But the man was later declared dead after he was pulled out of the water by an off-duty California State Parks peace officer.

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He previously was found guilty of burglary, grand theft, assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats and evading a peace officer, among other charges.

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