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1. (n.) martial law
law temporarily imposed upon an area by state military forces, esp. when civil authority has broken down.
2. martial law
law imposed in occupied territory by the military forces of the occupying power.
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| Definition of 'martial law' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) martial law
the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
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| Definitions of 'martial law' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. martial law
law administered by military force, to which civilians are amenable during an insurrection or riot.
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Sense: the ruling of a country by the army in time of war or great national emergency, when ordinary law does not apply
The country is now under martial law.
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 Afrikaans: krygswet |
 Arabic: القانون العَسْكَري، قانون |
 Bulgarian: военен закон |
 Brazilian: lei marcial |
 Czech: stanné právo |
 German: das Kriegsrecht |
 Danish: militær undtagelsestilsta |
 Greek: στρατιωτικός νόμος |
 Spanish: ley marcial |
 Estonian: sõjaseisukord |
 Farsi: حکومت نظامی |
 Finnish: poikkeustila |
 French: loi martiale |
 Hebrew: מִשטָר צְבָאִי |
 Hindi: सैनिक कानून |
 Croatian: prijeki sud |
 Hungarian: hadijog, statárium |
 Indonesian: hukum darurat perang |
 Icelandic: herlög |
 Italian: legge marziale |
 Japanese: 戒厳令 |
 Korean: 계엄령 |
 Lithuanian: karo padėtis |
 Latvian: kara stāvoklis |
 Malay: hukum darurat perang |
 Dutch: staat van beleg |
 Norwegian: (militær) unntakstilstand |
 Polish: stan wojenny |
 Persian: حکومت نظامی |
 Pashto: نظامى حكومت |
 Portuguese: lei marcial |
 Romanian: lege marţială |
 Russian: военное положение |
 Slovak: stanné právo |
 Slovenian: naglo sodišče |
 Serbian: ratno stanje |
 Swedish: militärt undantagstillstå |
 Thai: กฎอัยการศึก |
 Turkish: sıkıyönetim, askerî idare |
 Taiwanese: 戒嚴法 |
 Ukrainian: воєнний стан |
 Urdu: فوجی قانون |
 Vietnamese: tình trạng thiết quân luậ |
 Chinese: 戒严法，戒严令 |
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