Noun
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the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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