Synonyms for peace officer


Grammar : Noun


Définition of peace officer

  • noun police officer
Example sentences :
  • Outlaw and rustler opposed the dominion of this peace officer.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • As the sheriff is the peace officer of the county, the constables are the peace officers of the town.
  • Extract from : « Government in the United States » by James Wilford Garner
  • Having obtained a writ of assistance, he proceeded to the house with Lieut. Lee, several of the coastguard, and a peace officer.
  • Extract from : « Norfolk Annals » by Charles Mackie
  • Bob always spoke with respect of Sheriff Glispin both as a fighter and as a peace officer.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough
  • He's gone on some high-flyin' expedition to Abilene, leaving the town without a peace officer at the mercy of bandits and thieves.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • Lawlessness is not less such, but more, where it usurps the functions of the peace officer and of the courts.
  • Extract from : « A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. » by Benjamin Harrison
  • You could have control of the force—you are the peace officer of the city?
  • Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various
  • For amidst a rabble so desperate no peace officer's life was in safety.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • “All right, Jim,” sleepily replied the bartender, watching the peace officer as he cantered briskly down the street.
  • Extract from : « The Orphan » by Clarence E. Mulford
  • Sneed stepped close to the peace officer and laughed, his face flushed with foolish elation at his strength.
  • Extract from : « The Orphan » by Clarence E. Mulford

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