noun (used with a plural verb)- the body of laws and legal procedures of the U.S. Army and Air Force, replaced in 1951 by the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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British Dictionary definitions for articles of war- the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
- the regulations of the US army, navy, and air force until the Uniform Code of Military Justice replaced them in 1951
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