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body camera

Syllables: bo·dy ca·me·raUK/ˈbɒdi ˈkæməɹə/US/ˈbɑdi ˈkæməɹə/

body camera noun: a video recording system worn on the body, typically used by law enforcement officers to record their interactions with the public, and gather video evidence at crime scenes.

Noun

body camera (plural body cameras)

  1. A video recording system worn on the body, typically used by law enforcement officers to record their interactions with the public, and gather video evidence at crime scenes.
    • How would we ensure that there are common-sense protections and exceptions for law enforcement officers if they are required to wear body cameras? How would privacy considerations for law enforcement, suspects, and the general public be taken into account in instituting the use of body cameras?2015 May 19, Policing Strategies for the 21st Century: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, May 19, 2015 (Serial...
    • The Phoenix Police Department began a body camera study in 2013, funded under the Bureau of Justice Assistance Smart Policing Initiative.2016, Larry J. Siegel, John L[ambert] Worrall, “The Police: Organization, Role, and Function”, in Introduction to Criminal Justice, 16th edition, Boston, Mass.: Cengage Learning, →ISBN, part 2 (The...

Examples of body camera in a sentence

  • The untallied but growing number of people wearing body cameras now includes not just police but also hospital workers and others who aren’t law enforcement officers.2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security...
  • Virgin Trains is to equip station and onboard staff with 250 more body cameras, in a bid to further reduce assaults on its staff.2019 October 23, Rail, page 11:

Synonyms of body camera

Forms of body camera

pluralbody cameras

Questions about body camera

What does body camera mean?
Body camera means a video recording system worn on the body, typically used by law enforcement officers to record their interactions with the public, and gather video evidence at crime scenes.
How do you use body camera in a sentence?
The untallied but growing number of people wearing body cameras now includes not just police but also hospital workers and others who aren’t law enforcement officers.
What part of speech is body camera?
Body camera is a noun.
How do you pronounce body camera?
Body camera is pronounced /ˈbɒdi ˈkæməɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of body camera?
The plural of body camera is body cameras.

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