Martial law

/mˈɑːʃəl lˈɔː/

/mˈɑːɹʃəl lˈɔː/

Martial law

a situation where the military becomes in charge of a country, replacing regular laws with their own rule, in order to maintain order during times of crisis or disturbance

Examples

1. Things like martial law are mentioned.

2. So what exactly is martial law?

3. And they declared martial law the next day.

4. But in certain countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, martial law is not nearly as rare.