off-duty police

collocation in English

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off-duty
adjective
uk
/ˌɒfˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˌɑːfˈduː.t̬i/
When police officers, doctors, guards, etc. are off-duty, they are ...
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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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(Definition ofoff-dutyandpolicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The regulations governing the activities ofoff-dutypoliceofficers are designed to ensure the proper exercise of the functions of a constable, in particular, the impartial discharge of his duties.
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While being arrested, he reportedly fought back against a security guard andoff-dutypoliceofficer.
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Pendelton was held by a student who was also anoff-dutypoliceofficer, and arrested shortly after by police.
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Apartment managers began to screen tenants, addoff-dutypolicepatrols, and add additional security measures.
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More commonly, privately hired security (includingoff-dutypolice) are contracted to guard the premises.
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Fire crews were forced back, and with the assistance ofoff-dutypoliceand civilian volunteers they ran hoses four blocks away to alternate sources.
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During the incident, anoff-dutypoliceofficer who was moonlighting as a security guard apprehended a suspected shoplifter and injured him.
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Two men enter the bank, armed, and quickly restrain both the security guard and anoff-dutypoliceofficer.
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He drilledoff-dutypoliceofficers as marshals, bus captains to direct traffic, and scheduled the podium speakers.
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Anoff-dutypoliceofficer first called in the fire at 18:13 after noticing grey/white smoke coming from the roof of the building.
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Some locations hireoff-dutypoliceofficers for store security.
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