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For months, journalists and nongovernmental organizations had reported systematic abuses at the base, and on July 29, Israel’s military police detained ten Israeli reservists on suspicion of raping one of the prisoners.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The government charged military police with leading a swift inquiry and promised findings within five days of the explosion.
—Daniel Serwer, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2020
In Season 3, which will likely set up the spinoff, veteran military police investigator Jack Reacher (Ritchson) must go undercover to rescue an informant held by a haunting foe from his past.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
The base's police department falls under the Army in an administrative capacity, but operates as a law enforcement agency and is staffed by federal law enforcement officers, not military police.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined above
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“Military police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/military%20police. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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military police
noun
: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions
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