ois

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A form of oi — Said to get someone's attention; hey.

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Meanings

ois1

noun
  1. pluralplural of oi

OIs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of OI

OIS3

nounOIS (countable and uncountable, plural OIS)
  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of officer-involved shooting.

    But an objective overview of the current literature and research associated with post-OIS officer support compared to various aspects of the research ...

    2007, David E. Hatch, Randy Dickson, Officer-Involved Shootings and Use of Force: Practical Investigative Techniques, Second Edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 188
    2 more examples

    Officer-involved shooting (OIS) investigations are directed at the determination of whether the shooter officer's decision to use deadly force was "objectively reasonable […]"

    2017, Darrell L. Ross, Gary M. Vilke, Guidelines for Investigating Officer-Involved Shootings, Arrest-Related Deaths, and Deaths in Custody, Routledge, →ISBN, page 285

    The SHOT database gathered a dataset of 4283 officer-involved shootings (OIS) that have occurred in 50 states between January 2000 and December 2017 […]

    2019, James F. Albrecht, Garth den Heyer, Perry Stanislas, Policing and Minority Communities: Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives, Springer, →ISBN, page 117
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableartsInitialism of optical image stabilization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounagency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy

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Office of Intelligence Support
Broader
agencyfederal agencygovernment agency
Also see
officer-involved shooting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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