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provost court

[proh-voh]
noun
  1. a military court convened in occupied territory under military government, usually composed of one officer and empowered to try military personnel and civilians for minor offenses.
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Origin of provost court

First recorded in 1860–65
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Historical Examples

  • Another class of cases occasionally brought before the Provost-Court, at Alexandria, related to loyalty.

    Secrets of the Late Rebellion

    J. R. Freese

British Dictionary definitions for provost court

provost court

noun
  1. a military court for trying people charged with minor offences in an occupied area
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