body camera

noun

variants or less commonly body cam or bodycam

ˈbä-dē-ˌkam

: 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

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Missing footage Rio law requires body cameras to record everything officers see, hear, say or do. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 The body camera recordings show that the league official who spoke with police is also Black. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Police released body camera footage of officers responding to the incident. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Just hours before the May 2025 crash that killed Hamilton County Special Deputy Larry Henderson, Hinton had been called to the police station to watch body camera video of his 18-year-old son fatally shot by a Cincinnati officer. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for body camera

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1993, in the meaning defined above

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