peace officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peace officer
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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It does exclude offenders sentenced to death or life without the possibility of parole and offenders who commit first-degree murder of a peace officer.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
It increased age and education standards for becoming a peace officer, increased transparency requirements and put more oversight on the use of military equipment by civilian forces, just to name a few reforms.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
He was charged with delaying and resisting a peace officer, a misdemeanor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
In October, the state deemed him no longer eligible for certification as a peace officer in California in light of his criminal convictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Fully eight months later, I was in a boatyard farther south in California, getting my bottom paint renewed, and there was a state or county peace officer in the same boatyard.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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