military police

noun

: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions

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Divers with a specialized unit of the Carabinieri, Italy’s military police, have uncovered a 2,000-year-old shipwreck on the ocean floor off the northwest coast of Sicily. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The sightings were confirmed and military police forces deployed to the site. — Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 Both local police and the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Italy’s Carabinieri military police force have begun investigations into the crime. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026 In the 20-plus years that NCIS has been airing on CBS, a number of actors have parted ways with the long-running military police procedural series, such as Mark Harmon and Pauley Perrette. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for military police

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First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of military police was in 1815

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military police

noun
: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions

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