state of martial law

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• Martial 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,… …   Wikipedia

• Martial 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… …   Wikipedia

• martial law — 1. the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations. 2. the law imposed upon a defeated country or occupied territory by the military forces… …   Universalium

• Martial law in Poland — (Polish: Stan wojenny w Polsce, the state of war ) refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983, when the authoritarian government of the People s Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life by introducing… …   Wikipedia

• Martial 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Martial 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),… …   Wikipedia

• Martial law in Trondheim in 1942 — v · …   Wikipedia

• martial law — Law as applied by military authorities for the government of the civilian population in portions of the country in a state of war, operative only until pacification. 16 Am J1st Const L § 52. That law which is promulgated and administered by and… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• law — / 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:… …   Law dictionary

• martial law — Synonyms and related words: Corpus Juris Canonici, Roman law, absolute monarchy, activation, admiralty law, aristocracy, arms race, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, blue law, canon law, case law, chancery law, civil law, coalition government,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• martial law — mar′tial law′ n. 1) law law temporarily imposed upon an area by state military forces, esp. when civil authority has broken down 2) mil law law imposed in occupied territory by the military forces of the occupying power …   From formal English to slang