NOUN
- the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
How To Use martial law In A Sentence
- Martial law was imposed when the government was ousted in a bloodless coup after months of political turmoil in the capital Bangkok. The Sun
- Martial law is declared in a fictional town in California, with soldiers putting the whole area under quarantine. Times, Sunday Times
- It was as if the city had been placed under martial law. Times, Sunday Times
- For a long time, the people lived under a martial law rule that dishonored human rights.
- Looking back to my school days, I experienced a time when martial law was still in force, preventing us from publicly articulating our opinions or political inclinations.
- The former, she charged, would allow for the creation of military zones, or the local imposition of martial law if authorities wanted to address a localized security matter.
- It was the biggest demonstration since the lifting of martial law in 1988, and was estimated by police to number 10,000.
- The action takes place in a small town after it is contaminated by a bacteriological weapon, though the real trouble begins when martial law is imposed.
- The government may declare martial law in response to the latest violence in the region.
- Kuwait declared martial law after the Persian Gulf War.