body camera
noun
variants
or less commonly body cam
or bodycam
: a video camera that is worn on clothing and used to continuously record activity in front of the wearer
Americans are deeply divided over race relations and police use of force. One thing they don't seem to be divided over, however, is support for police body cameras.—
Tom Knight
Tom KnightExamples of body camera in a Sentence
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The agency released body camera footage from the incident.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Wu’s administration, especially Boston Police, won’t even comply with the public records law, selectively releases body camera footage of arrests and arbitrarily redacts police reports.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
The body camera footage shows the interaction between two policemen and the 17-year-old who later died.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the accident scene involving the rental driver and documented the vehicle’s damage with body camera footage, the insurance department said in its release.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Wu’s administration, especially Boston Police, won’t even comply with the public records law, selectively releases body camera footage of arrests and arbitrarily redacts police reports.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
The body camera footage shows the interaction between two policemen and the 17-year-old who later died.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the accident scene involving the rental driver and documented the vehicle’s damage with body camera footage, the insurance department said in its release.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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