police dog

noun

1
: a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)
2

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Charlotte Estrada-Pepper, a minor, is getting an $85,000 payout because she was bitten by a police dog when her uncle, a San Diego police officer, failed to lock a vehicle with the dog inside. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 Investigators and deputies with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office were at the scene, along with police dogs trained to uncover human bodies, after the blaze. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025 Sacramento County has agreed to pay $755,000 to a man who was attacked by a Sheriff’s Office police dog while riding his bike, court documents show. Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025 Following reconstruction, Jim Crow laws went into effect, sparking a movement in which peaceful Black protesters were brutally beaten by law enforcement, attacked by police dogs, assaulted with high-pressure fire hoses, and even lynched. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police dog

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of police dog was in 1836

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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20dog. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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police dog

noun
1
: a dog trained to help police (as in drug detection)
2

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