undercover officer

collocation in English

meaningsofundercoverandofficer

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undercover
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈkʌv.ər/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈkʌv.ɚ/
working secretly using a false appearance in order to get information for the police ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us
/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofundercoverandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The other was failure to appreciate that the evidence of theundercoverofficerwould almost inevitably be ruled inadmissible because of the inducement offered.
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The admission to theundercoverofficerand the re-enactment were also tainted by the breach.
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Rondell accidentally tells anundercoverofficerhis name, forcing the three to flee to avoid capture.
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But he was secretly followed on board by anundercoverofficer.
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In 2013, the department again made headlines by arresting a special needs student who was allegedly entrapped by anundercoverofficer.
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While leaving the crime scene, he was observed by anundercoverofficer.
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As the train starts to move, theundercoverofficerjumps off the train and hides between the rails.
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Carter was married with one child before he became a deepundercoverofficer.
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Sydnor is theundercoverofficer.
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Later it was revealed that 25 undercover officers were deployed and were mixing with demonstrators.
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They were apprehended by undercover officers who had been following the men as part of a surveillance operation.
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Undercover officers were asked to go into areas such as subways in plain-clothes or dressed as a homeless person as a decoy.
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For example, if undercover officers coerced a potential suspect into manufacturing illegal drugs to sell them, then the accused could use entrapment as a defense.
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