military law
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of military law
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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On this extra episode of Amicus, exclusive to our Plus members, Mark Joseph Stern is joined by military law expert Eugene Fidell, a visiting lecturer and senior research scholar at Yale Law School.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
Judge advocate generals—JAGs, or military lawyers—are supposed to advise commanders on military law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
But as a military law scholar who spent 20 years as a lawyer and judge in the U.S.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 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
And, what was worse, a thousand times worse, here was a sentry off his beat, in direct violation of his orders of all military law.
From On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration by Sinclair, Upton
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