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martial law
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martial law
n.
1. Temporary rule by military authorities, imposed on a civilian population especially in time of war or when civil authority has broken down.
2. The law imposed on an occupied territory by occupying military forces.
martial law
n
(Military) the rule of law established and maintained by the military in the absence of civil law
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Noun1.martial law - the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
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"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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martial law
n → Kriegsrecht nt; the state was put under martial law → über den Staat wurde (das) Kriegsrecht verhängt
martial law n → legge f marziale
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Ahmad in his statement to a magistrate after his arrest in 1996 in connection with the case, had said during a counter coup in November 1976 he had rescued Ziaur Rahman from captivity at his own house when he declared himself as chief martial law administrator and sent the coup leaders abroad on diplomatic missions.
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For the first time, the Constitution of 1956 was abrogated on October 7, 1958, and martial law was imposed by the then- president, Sikandar Mirza, who dismissed the central and provincial governments; dissolved the Parliament and provincial assemblies and abolished all political parties and appointed General Muhammad Ayub Khan, the then commander in chief, as martial law administrator.
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Moreover, he added, the prime minister could also do so through an executive order as provincial status of Bahawalpur was denied by a Martial Law Administrator General Yahya Khan.
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