military law
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of military law
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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But as a military law scholar who spent 20 years as a lawyer and judge in the U.S.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 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
On this week’s episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick spoke to two longtime experts on military law who are raising the alarm about the dangers that lie ahead.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 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
I said, “Perhaps you are mistaken; you are charged with the highest crime known to military law, and it is 170 your duty to make known the causes that influenced your actions.”
From The Women of the Confederacy by Underwood, J. L.
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