military law
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of military law
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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But U.S. military law also requires them to disobey “unlawful orders.”
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
On Nov. 24, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the Pentagon was investigating whether Kelly, a retired Navy captain and combat pilot, had violated military law with the video.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2025
Under U.S. military law, all orders “may be inferred to be lawful,” with an exception only for “patently illegal orders.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
A little-known provision of US military law governs the president's authority to deploy the National Guard on his own.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
General Greene, who was well versed in military law, and was a man of sound head and kind heart, was president, and Colonel John Lawrence, judge advocate-general.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
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