martial law
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.
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How to use martial law in a sentence
Before the two weeks of martial law had ended, a grand jury indicted 14 men in connection with the destruction — but not for the lynching of Hughes.
In Texas, a struggle to memorialize a brutal lynching as resistance grows to teaching historical racism | Sydney Trent | June 3, 2021 | Washington PostAlleging threats of communist subversion and “insurgency,” Marcos instituted national martial law in 1972 that would last 14 years.
From AIDS to COVID-19, America’s Medical System Has a Long History of Relying on Filipino Nurses to Fight on the Frontlines | Paulina Cachero | May 30, 2021 | TimeThere was little doubt that we came within a couple minutes of martial law.
While the English translation is new, The Membranes was first published in 1995, just a few years after a decades-long period of martial law in Taiwan was lifted.
Politics and the pandemic have changed how we imagine cities | Joanne McNeil | April 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewUnder pressure from Moscow, the Polish government imposed martial law and cracked down on Solidarity.
Nothing is particularly clear because Thailand is in the middle of political upheaval and governed by martial law.
martial law descends on the city while the KGB knocks on doors of known dissidents.
The Belarus Free Theatre’s Badass Dissident Artists Get the HBO Treatment | Katie Baker | July 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter months of political crisis, the generals declare martial law.
While some polling shows a majority of ordinary Thais approve of martial law, the political class is roiled with suspicion.
In Cambridge, Maryland, martial law was declared after demonstrations devolved into violence.
He was considered a harsh Governor because his martial law administration was characterized by severe punishment for wrongdoing.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIt was found necessary on the 20th of December to proclaim martial law, and the militia of the different parishes was called out.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanIt was further thought advisable that proclaimed districts should, to a certain extent, be subjected to martial law.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanGovernor Tod of Ohio had already called out the militia and proclaimed martial law.
They must give way in every instance before the irresistible barrier of martial law.
Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
British Dictionary definitions for martial law
the rule of law established and maintained by the military in the absence of civil law
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