military police

noun

: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions

Examples of military police in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Albert King, a Black soldier killed by a white military police officer in 1941, was blamed for his own death and buried in an unmarked grave. Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 According to a citation filed in federal court, a military police officer at the second base received a radio call to respond to a parking lot where a man was claiming to have human remains. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for military police 

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Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of military police was in 1815

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“Military police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/military%20police. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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military police

noun
: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions

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