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officer-involved shooting

officer-involved shooting noun: an incident in which a police officer shoots at another person.

Noun

officer-involved shooting (plural officer-involved shootings)

  1. (US, euphemistic) An incident in which a police officer shoots at another person.
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Synonyms of officer-involved shooting

Forms of officer-involved shooting

pluralofficer-involved shootings

Questions about officer-involved shooting

What does officer-involved shooting mean?
Officer-involved shooting means an incident in which a police officer shoots at another person.
What part of speech is officer-involved shooting?
Officer-involved shooting is a noun.
What is the plural of officer-involved shooting?
The plural of officer-involved shooting is officer-involved shootings.

Words near officer-involved shooting in the dictionary

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

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