Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun martial_law

1 sense of martial law

Sense 1
martial law -- (the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law)
       => 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")