What is military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison called?
police — (Mil.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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