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ˈpeace-ˌofficer
A civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a constable.
1714Act 1 Geo. I c. 5 §3 High or Petty-constable and other Peace-officer. 1837Dickens Pickw. ii, The assistance of several peace officers. 1959Jowitt Dict. Eng. Law II. 1320/1 Peace officer, a constable, coroner, justice or sheriff. 1965Economist 7 Aug. p. xi/3 The officers in charge of these [S. African local labour] bureaus are now being designated ‘peace officers’, and have powers of arrest and search of houses. 1973Black Panther 16 June 12/3 The scores of uniformed ‘peace officers’. 1976Columbus (Montana) News 10 June 1/3 They had hoped more residents would attend to express their wishes about having a full-time peace officer. |