Definition of military police
: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions
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Simon — a disabled veteran who spent 13 years as a military police officer — is a former Magic Valley resident who traveled from his home in Fort Eustis, Va., to attend his daughter’s graduation.
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Johnson instead asked Martin, who was a military police officer, to beef up the team’s security detail.
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Steven Garcia is a patrol supervisor with a military police unit, but the fight of his young life isn't on a battlefield.
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Russia, which controls much of the city through its military police, rejected that accusation Saturday.
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Russian military police had been deployed in Douma, raising complaints from the Syrian opposition that evidence of chemical weapons use might no longer be found.
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In Apaseo El Grande, where 30 state and 33 military police showed up at the turn of the year to cope with the surge in murders, patrols stopped briefly because of a mix-up over the force’s fuel budget.
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Wince served as a military police officer in the US Navy, as a deputy with the Chesterfield County, Virginia, sheriff's department and, until January, as an officer with Washington's Metropolitan Police Department, according to court records.
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Syrian government forces moved into the city, while Chechen military police have kept vigil at its perimeter.
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First Known Use of military police
1815
MILITARY POLICE Defined for English Language Learners
military police
Definition of military police for English Language Learners
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: an organized part of a military force (such as an army) that acts as the police for that force
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