military police
Americanplural noun
noun
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Origin of military police
First recorded in 1820–30
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At the time of the coup, Tejero was 48 and had spent his entire adult working life in the Civil Guard, Spain's military police.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
The military, police, a local zipline entrepreneur and a have-a-go hero are all involved in the pulse-racing rescue.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
The raid, which occurred after the new director special forces had taken over, was never reported to the military police.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
Years later, in May 2019, one senior military police official wrote to another in reference to M, who by now had died in custody.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
En route, he was collared by military police and hauled back to camp, where he stood trembling before his commander, Kurt Meyer.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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