uniformed officer

collocation in English

meaningsofuniformedandofficer

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uniformed
adjective
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːmd/us
/ˈjuː.nə.fɔːrmd/
wearing ...
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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 ofuniformedandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When necessary a senioruniformedofficermay be present at an interview between a suspect and his solicitor.
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Theuniformedofficeris the bedrock of the police service.
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When theuniformedofficerarrived the man had been in the driving seat for fifteen minutes.
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If they are breaking the law, why should they be given notice by having auniformedofficerringing the doorbell?
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We know that they need someone other than auniformedofficeror admiral or their captain who will go on to the mess decks.
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On being invited by theuniformedofficerto undergo a breath test he obliged, and it was found that he was excessively over the limit.
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Auniformedofficercalled out to me to stop.
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They have a real belief that it is the case, and the presence of auniformedofficeris therefore important.
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That is something that will never occur with auniformedofficer.
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The commission proposes that the searching of vehicles be carried out only by auniformedofficer.
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I am sure that only auniformedofficershould have the power to stop a vehicle.
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The couple go in; the motorist goes to report it to the police, and eventually auniformedofficercomes—let us say twenty minutes later.
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That is particularly relevant if the recommendation suggesting that a senioruniformedofficershould be in the holding centre able to make observations is adopted.
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The presence of auniformedofficerwould have the effect of preventing the man from showing himself, and, in most cases, of his evading the danger of his arrest.
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That may not seem a great number, but it would make a vast difference to the number of times one saw auniformedofficerin one of my villages.
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The amendment stands on two legs: only auniformedofficercan make an arrest, and there must be corroboration by some other person of the police officer's testimony.
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I have also made it clear that it is an offence for auniformedofficerto drink on duty without specific leave from his superior officer.
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There is also merit to the proposal that someone other than auniformedofficershould escort a suspect from a plane, as that would cause less alarm to other passengers.
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