Legal Definition and Related Resources of Peace Officer

A person designated by public authority to keep the peace and arrest persons guilty or suspected of crime ; a conservator of the peace. See Vandiver v Manning, 114 S.E2dl21, 215 Ga. 874.

noun

• arm of the law
• civil officer
• constable
• custodian of the law
• detective
• guard
• guardian of the peace
• law enforcement agent
• law officer
• member of the police force
• officer
• officer of the law
• patrolman
• police
• police constable
• police officer
• policeman
• policewoman
• protector
• security officer
• sheriff

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Meaning of Peace Officer in Spanish

Description/ translation of peace officer into Spanish: agente de la autoridad, auxiliar de la justicia[1]

Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where peace officer belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.

Notes and References

1. Translation of Peace Officer published by Antonio Peñaranda