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View synonyms for martial law
martial law
noun
- 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.
martial law
noun
- the rule of law established and maintained by the military in the absence of civil law
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Word History and Origins
Origin of martial law1
First recorded in 1525–35
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