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Albert King, a Black soldier killed by a white military police officer in 1941, was blamed for his own death and buried in an unmarked grave.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
According to a citation filed in federal court, a military police officer at the second base received a radio call to respond to a parking lot where a man was claiming to have human remains.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
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First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined above
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“Military police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/military%20police. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
military police
noun
: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions
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