Definition

Noun: - Military Police: A specialized law enforcement agency operating within a nation's armed forces. Its duties include maintaining discipline and order among military personnel, enforcing military laws and regulations, investigating crimes within the military jurisdiction, and providing security for military installations and personnel.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quân cảnh đang tuần tra trong doanh trại. (The military police are patrolling inside the barracks.)
  • Mọi vi phạm kỷ luật sẽ được báo cáo cho quân cảnh. (Any disciplinary violations will be reported to the military police.)
  • Anh ấy phục vụ trong lực lượng quân cảnh suốt ba năm. (He served in the military police force for three years.)

Advanced Usage

• "lực lượng quân cảnh": the military police force.

  • Lực lượng quân cảnh đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc giữ gìn trật tự quân đội. (The military police force plays an important role in maintaining military order.)

• "đội quân cảnh": a military police unit/team.

  • Đội quân cảnh đã nhanh chóng có mặt tại hiện trường. (The military police unit quickly arrived at the scene.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cảnh sát quân sự: A less common, more literal synonym for "military police".
• Hiến binh: (From French ) A national police force with military status, often performing duties in rural areas. While similar, "hiến binh" is a distinct organization and not a direct synonym for the standard military police ("quân cảnh") within the army.

Synonyms

• Military Police (MP): The direct and most common English equivalent.
• Provost: An older or more formal term for military police, often used in specific historical or Commonwealth contexts (e.g., Provost Marshal).

Related Phrases / Compound Terms

• Trạm quân cảnh: Military police station/post.

  • Người lính được đưa về trạm quân cảnh để lấy lời khai. (The soldier was taken to the military police station to give a statement.)

• Xe quân cảnh: Military police vehicle.

  • Xe quân cảnh có sọc đen trắng đặc trưng. (Military police vehicles have distinctive black and white stripes.)

noun

1. military police