: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions
Examples of military police in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAuthorities immediately cleared the room, and the two protesters were taken in for questioning by the Carabinieri, the Italian military police.—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024 In practice, few expect military police officers to start searching Haredi neighborhoods to arrest seminary students who should be serving in the army.—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024 The Dayton Police Department released a statement that Fern has been a police officer there since October 2022 and is also a military police officer with the Ohio Army National Guard.—Jessica Schmidt, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024 Within a year of Franco’s killing, two former military police officers were arrested and accused of pulling the trigger in her death.—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024 In Germany, about 45,000 Americans go to work each day around the Kaiserslautern Military Community, a network of U.S. Army and Air Force bases that accommodates schools, housing complexes, dental clinics, hospitals, community centers, sports clubs, food courts, military police and retail stores.—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024 When a deputy arrived, a military police officer said Lipari had a warrant for his arrest.—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024 Alan Ritchson stars as Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator who becomes embroiled in a series of conspiracies and investigations.—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 Some of the experiences have been unnerving, like a trip to Turkey in 1999 during a period of unrest when military police filled the streets, Maley said.—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
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