military police

noun

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Definition of military police

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

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Recent Examples of military police from the Web

Residents could also return to their homes with Russian military police acting as guarantors of their safety.

— nabih bulos, latimes.com, "Rebels surrender southern Syrian enclave, handing Assad another major victory," 7 July 2018
Under the terms of the agreement, Russia will deploy military police to maintain order in Daraa and facilitate the transition back to government rule, said a media activist inside who asked for anonymity out of concern for his safety.

— philip issa, Fox News, "Syrian rebels agree to give up Daraa, cradle of 2011 revolt," 13 July 2018
Under the terms of the agreement, Russia will deploy military police to maintain order in Daraa and facilitate the transition back to government rule, said a media activist inside who asked for anonymity out of concern for his safety.

— Washington Post, "Syrian government raises its flag over cradle of 2011 revolt," 12 July 2018
State institutions would return to the area, while the rebels would administer and secure the city with Russian military police oversight.

— nabih bulos, latimes.com, "More than 160,000 displaced as violence in southern Syria continues," 30 June 2018
Leaders are tweaking staffing with two additional military police companies.

— carol rosenberg, miamiherald, "Gitmo commanders make pitch for new prison with hospice-care wing for ex-CIA captives," 6 June 2018
Authorities were trying to build a military police station in the middle of a lakeside village, and local residents feared losing the very land their houses stood on.

— eli meixler / phnom penh, Time, "The Sale of Cambodia's Last Independent Newspaper Pushes Press Freedom Into Peril," 11 May 2018
Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg A girl passes military police standing guard on a beach in Acapulco, Mexico.

— Bloomberg.com, "Bloomberg’s Week in Pictures," 10 May 2018
The Defense Department confirmed that Figueroa had enlisted in the US Army Reserve in a military police program but was granted a hardship discharge before his training started, the report said.

— travis andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Suffolk DA: Officers were justified in fatal shooting of East Boston man," 7 May 2018

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