military police
17
3.5
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pəˈlis/
:
policía militar
- During the deployment, the military police were responsible for guarding prisoners and maintaining discipline among the troops.
- crimes committed by military police
- military police force
- military police unit
But so moving on, you joined the army, you became military police and you went to Korea.
- But so moving on, you joined the army, you became military police and you went to Korea.
Examples
-
But the road is blocked by the military police.
-
The duty of these police forces, including the state military police, is to conduct day-to-day policing and to preserve public order.
Academic text (1999) -
Then you need to see the military police.
-
I know the chief of the British military police.
-
"...will be subject to arrest by military police."
-
A wave of fans is held back by military police.
Fiction book (1998) -
A rebel was being arrested by the military police.
-
Armed forces, military police, and military justice are all institutions associated with public safety.
Academic text (1999) -
I'm sorry, but I have to tell you Wil is wanted by the military police.
-
Over the last half hour, we've had military police, we've had Secret Service officers, we've had Park Police, and now we've had National Guardsmen.
Synonyms
55
3.9
A soldier who enforces military rules and guards prisoners
A group of soldiers who keep order and discipline in the military
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (relating to soldiers/armed forces) with 'police' (an organization that enforces laws): it denotes the police force within the military. This compositional compound is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward English noun-noun formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Military police gives a simple image: ordinary police working inside the military, walking the camp, checking IDs, guarding 'prisoners' and making soldiers follow the 'rules'. So, military police means the police group that keeps 'order' and enforces 'discipline' inside the armed forces.