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nouna civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable. Origin of peace officerFirst recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby peace officerpeacekeeping, peacemaker, peacenik, peace offensive, peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe, Peace River, peace sign, peacetime, peach Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peace officerOchiltree's soliloquy was disturbed by a peace-officer, who came to summon him to attend the magistrate. The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott "That is the peace-officer sent after me by the Prefet," said Peyrade. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life|Honore de Balzac The pause still continuing, Robin Oig asked for a peace-officer, and a constable having stepped out, he surrendered himself. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 282, November 10, 1827|Various For the first time, Mlle. Lucienne manifested some reticence, and omitted to repeat the explanations of the peace-officer. Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau
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