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English noun: martial law

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


Broader (hypernym)jurisprudence, law


Domain categoryarmed forces, armed services, jurisprudence, law, military, military machine, war machine









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