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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
provost court
 
NOUN: A military court convened in occupied territory and usually composed of one officer, in which trials for minor offenses are held.
ETYMOLOGY: provost, military police officer + court.
 
 
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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  provost provost guard  
 
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