MARTIAL LAW

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("martial law" is a kind of...):

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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