peace officer

peace officer
Synonyms and related words:
G-man, John Law, MP, bailiff, beadle, beagle, bound bailiff, captain, catchpole, chief of police, commissioner, constable, cop, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, fed, federal, flic, gendarme, government man, inspector, lictor, lieutenant, mace-bearer, marshal, mounted policeman, narc, officer, patrolman, police, police captain, police commissioner, police constable, police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant, policeman, policewoman, portreeve, reeve, roundsman, sergeant, sergeant at arms, sheriff, superintendent, tipstaff, tipstaves, trooper

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  • peace officer — n: a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. peace officer …   Law dictionary

  • Peace officer — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peace officer — n. an officer entrusted with maintaining law and order, as a sheriff, constable, or policeman …   English World dictionary

  • peace officer — noun an officer of the law (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑lawman, ↑law officer • Hypernyms: ↑defender, ↑guardian, ↑protector, ↑shielder • …   Useful english dictionary

  • peace officer — peace′ of ficer n. a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable • Etymology: 1705–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • peace officer — noun Date: 1714 a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • peace officer — a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable. [1705 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • peace officer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. policeman, police officer, constable; see police officer . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A member of a law enforcement agency: blue coat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, police, policeman, police officer,… …   English dictionary for students

  • peace officer — /ˈpis ɒfəsə/ (say pees ofuhsuh) noun a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable …  

  • peace officer — noun N. Amer. a civil officer appointed to preserve law and order, such as a sheriff …   English new terms dictionary

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