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officer-involved

officer-involved adjective: committed by a police officer.

Adjective

officer-involved (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic) Committed by a police officer.
    • There has been an increase in dissatisfaction with the police from African-American communities due to many recently publicized officer-involved use of force incidents on unarmed African-Americans in the United States.2019, John Pilz, Finding Shared Understanding between African Americans and the Police through Simulated Experiences, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 115

Phrases with officer-involved

Questions about officer-involved

What does officer-involved mean?
Officer-involved means committed by a police officer.
What part of speech is officer-involved?
Officer-involved is an adjective.

Words near officer-involved in the dictionary

  1. officer down
  2. Officer Friendly
  3. officer of the court
  4. officer of the peace
  5. Officer South
  6. officer-involved
  7. officer-involved shooting
  8. officer-involved shootings
  9. officer-like
  10. officered
  11. officeress

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