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单词 provost court
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provost court

[ proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊ /

noun

a military court convened in occupied territory under military government, usually composed of one officer and empowered to try military personnel and civilians for minor offenses.

Origin of provost court

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby provost court

provocative, provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow, prowar
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Example sentences from the Web for provost court

  • Another class of cases occasionally brought before the Provost-Court, at Alexandria, related to loyalty.

    Secrets of the Late Rebellion|J. R. Freese

British Dictionary definitions for provost court

provost court
/ (prəˈvəʊ) /

noun

a military court for trying people charged with minor offences in an occupied area
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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