Martial law

Martial Law
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MARTIAL LAW. " Martial law" is an unfortunate term and in a sense a misnomer. It describes a suspension of ordinary law, rendered necessary by circumstances of war or rebellion.

Martial Law definition:
The suspension of regular government and habeas corpus or the reliance of military law enforcement.
Temporary military takeover of law enforcement.

Martial Law is most easily defined as the application of military force to control all or part of an area where civilian authority is ineffective or in defiance of higher authority.

Martial law is instituted most often when it becomes necessary to favor the activity of military authorities and organizations, usually for urgent unforeseen needs, ...

Martial Law
(n) Martial Law is the law prevailing in the land, when it is subjected to military activities or when it is under a military rule arising out of a situation like war, calamities, disasters, emergencies etc.

Martial law. The law of military necessity in the actual presence of war, administered by the general of the army. Martial law is built upon no settled principles, but is entirely arbitrary in its decisions.

MARTIAL LAW. Vide Law Martial.
MARYLAND. One of the original states of the United States of America.

Martial law
Definition - Noun
1 : the law applied in occupied territory by the military authority of the occupying power ...

Into law merchant, martial law, municipal law and foreign law. When considered as to their duration, laws are immutable and arbitrary or positive. When viewed as to their effect, they are prospective and retrospective.
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Fifth: Prohibits criminal charges for death penalty ("capital punishment") or any other "infamous" crime (felony) without indictment by a Grand Jury except under martial law in the time of war or "public danger"; ...

See also: Law, Civil, State, Order, Person