Provost Marshal

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A military officer appointed to arrest and secure deserters and other offenders, to prevent pillaging, indict offenders, and see to the passage and execution of sentence, and also to perform other certain duties pertaining to the police and discipline of the service. The provost marshal of the navy has charge of prisoners, etc. Webster. PROXENETAE (Lat.)

In the civil law. Among the Romans, these were persons whose functions somewhat resembled those of the brokers of modern commercial na-

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An army officer with duties in the army corresponding to those of a chief of police.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An officer appointed by some general officer commanding a body or force of troops, for police duty, or for the general maintenance of order and the repression of all offences in connection with military occupation. He or his assistants may, at any time, arrest i^nd detain for trial, persons subject to military law committing offences, and may carry into execution any punishments to be inflicted in pursuance of a court martial. PROXENET/E (Lat.). In Civil Law. Among the Romans these were persons whose functions somewhat resembled those of the brokers of modern commercial nations. Dig. 50. 14. 3; Domat, 1. 1, t. 17, § 1, art 1.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English law. An officer of the royal navy who had the charge of prisoners taken at sea, and sometimes also on land. In military law, the officer acting as the head of the military police of any post, camp, city or other place in mllitary occupation or district under the reign of martial law.