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1 ♦ peace
♦ peace /pi:s/n. [u]1 pace; calma; quiete; serenità; tranquillità: to be at peace, ( di una nazione) essere in pace; ( di una persona) essere in pace, essere sereno; ( anche, eufem.) giacere in pace, essere morto; peace of mind, pace dello spirito; tranquillità d'animo; peace with honour, pace onorevole; to have peace, essere in pace ( non in guerra); to keep peace, mantenere la pace; to leave sb. in peace, lasciare in pace q.; to make peace, fare la pace; firmare un trattato di pace; a lasting peace, una pace durevole2 (leg., polit.) ordine pubblico: to disturb the peace, turbare l'ordine pubblico; breach of the peace, turbamento dell'ordine pubblico● (polit.) peace accord (o peace agreement), accordo di pace; trattato di pace □ peace camp, campo di pacifisti ( all'esterno di una base militare) □ (in USA) Peace Corps, Corpo dei Volontari della Pace □ (fig.) peace dividend, dividendo della pace □ (polit.) peace enforcement, imposizione della pace con le armi ( a due belligeranti) □ peace-loving, amante della pace □ peace march, marcia della pace □ peace movement, movimento pacifista □ peace offering, (relig.) sacrificio propiziatorio; (fig.) dono di riconciliazione, offerta di pace □ peace officer, poliziotto; sceriffo □ peace process, processo di pace □ peace sign, (gesto fatto in) segno di pace □ to hold (o to keep) one's peace, starsene zitto; tacere; non protestare □ to keep the peace (o the King's peace, the Queen's peace), mantenere la quiete pubblica (o l'ordine pubblico) □ to make one's peace with sb., far la pace con q.; rappacificarsi (o riconciliarsi) con q. □ (relig.) Peace be with you!, la pace sia con te! -
2 sheriff
['ʃerɪf]nome sceriffo m.* * *['ʃerif](in the United States, the chief law officer of a county, concerned with maintaining peace and order.) sceriffo* * *sheriff /ˈʃɛrɪf/n.1 – Sheriff, sceriffo ( rappresentante del sovrano ingl. in una contea): the Sheriff of Nottingham, lo sceriffo di Nottingham2 (in Inghil. e nel Galles) «sceriffo» ( funzionario statale a capo di una contea, ma con mansioni prevalentemente di mera rappresentanza)● (leg., in Scozia) sheriff-clerk, cancelliere di tribunale □ sheriff officer, ufficiale giudiziario □ deputy sheriff, vicesceriffo.* * *['ʃerɪf]nome sceriffo m.
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peace officer — n: a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. peace officer … Law dictionary
Peace officer — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peace officer — n. an officer entrusted with maintaining law and order, as a sheriff, constable, or policeman … English World dictionary
peace officer — noun an officer of the law (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑lawman, ↑law officer • Hypernyms: ↑defender, ↑guardian, ↑protector, ↑shielder • … Useful english dictionary
peace officer — peace′ of ficer n. a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
peace officer — noun Date: 1714 a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace … New Collegiate Dictionary
peace officer — a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable. [1705 15] * * * … Universalium
peace officer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. policeman, police officer, constable; see police officer . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A member of a law enforcement agency: blue coat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, police, policeman, police officer,… … English dictionary for students
peace officer — /ˈpis ɒfəsə/ (say pees ofuhsuh) noun a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable …
peace officer — Synonyms and related words: G man, John Law, MP, bailiff, beadle, beagle, bound bailiff, captain, catchpole, chief of police, commissioner, constable, cop, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, fed, federal, flic, gendarme, government man, inspector … Moby Thesaurus
peace officer — noun N. Amer. a civil officer appointed to preserve law and order, such as a sheriff … English new terms dictionary