ALL meanings of martial law
mar·tial law
M m - noun martial law the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations. 1
- noun martial law the law imposed upon a defeated country or occupied territory by the military forces of the occupying power. 1
- noun martial law temporary military rule 1
- uncountable noun martial law Martial law is control of an area by soldiers, not the police. 0
- noun martial law the rule of law established and maintained by the military in the absence of civil law 0
- noun martial law temporary rule by the military authorities over the civilian population, as in an area of military operations in time of war, or when civil authority has broken down 0