Definition

1. Noun:
   • A military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners: A specialized unit within a military force responsible for maintaining order, enforcing military laws and regulations, and handling detainees or prisoners of war.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The military police were called to control the disturbance at the base.
  • All prisoners of war were transferred to the custody of the military police.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in the military police": to serve as a member of this corps.
  • He decided to join the army and serve in the military police.

Variants and Related Words

• MP (n): A common abbreviation for "military police" or a member of it.

  • The suspect was handed over to the MPs.

• Provost Marshal (n): A title for the head of military police in some armed forces.

  • The Provost Marshal oversees all law enforcement activities on the installation.

Synonyms

• Service police: A term used similarly in some armed forces.
• Gendarmerie: A military force charged with police duties among civilian populations (used in some countries, e.g., France).

Related Phrases

• Military police unit: A specific organized group within the military police.

  • The 101st Military Police Unit was deployed for the mission.

• Military police duties: The tasks and responsibilities performed by the military police.

  • His primary military police duties included traffic control and patrol.

Noun

1. a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners