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martial law
noun
the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.
the law imposed upon a defeated country or occupied territory by the military forces of the occupying power.
martial law
noun
the rule of law established and maintained by the military in the absence of civil law
Word History and Origins
Origin of martial law1
Example Sentences
Enrile never apologised for his role in the dictatorship and even defended martial law.
South Korean prosecutors indicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday on new charges of aiding the enemy, alleging that he ordered drone flights over North Korea to strengthen his effort to declare martial law.
"This case is about whether we are a nation of constitutional law or martial law," Portland's attorney Caroline Turco said.
Under pressure from his parents, Kolya moved to Poland just before his 18th birthday -- when he would have been blocked from leaving the country under martial law.
The junta has conceded elections will not take place in one in seven national parliament constituencies, many of them active war zones, while martial law remains in place in one in five townships.
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When To Use
Martial law is when a state is put under control of the military, usually temporarily and as a result of an emergency or crisis that has broken down the usual civil authority and order.How is martial law pronounced?[ mahr-shuhl law ]
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