Provost (military police) or "field hunter") has a long tradition and dates back to the mid-17th century. As the current German constitution explicitly forbids the employment of troops on German territory (except for technical assistance as part of disaster relief), Feldjäger jurisdiction applies only to military facilities and military personnel. Their motto is "Suum Cuique" ("To each his own", derived from Cicero, "De Finibus, Bonorum et Malorum", "liber V", 67: ""(...) ut fortitudo in laboribus periculisque cernatur, (...), iustitia in" suo cuique "tribuendo.""), the motto of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle. During World War II, Nazi Germany had numerous military police
Proverbial phrase Proverbial phrase A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. Another similar construction is an idiomatic phrase. Sometimes it is difficult to draw a distinction between idiomatic phrase and proverbial expression. In both of them the meaning does not immediately follow from the phrase. The difference is that an idiomatic phrase involves figurative language in its components, while in a proverbial phrase the figurative