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1martial law — mar·tial law / mär shəl / n 1: the law applied in occupied territory by the military authority of the occupying power 2: the law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency when civilian law enforcement… …
2Martial law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …
3Martial Law (TV series) — Martial Law Format Crime Action/Adventure Created by Carlton Cuse Starring …
4Martial Law in the Philippines — (Tagalog: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the period of Philippine history where Philippine Presidents declare a proclamation to control unpacified places under the rule of Military, it is usually given when threatened by popular protests,… …
5Martial law — Not to be confused with Marital law. Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis (usually) only temporary when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to… …
6Martial law and state of emergency in Turkey — Since 1940 Turkey has frequently been under extraordinary rule, either the whole of the country or specific provinces. According to Articles 119 122 of the 1982 Constitution the four types of extraordinary rule are martial law (sıkıyönetim),… …
7MARTIAL LAW — law administered by military force, to which civilians are amenable during an insurrection or riot …
8force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …
9law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …
10Law — (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See {Lie} to be… …
