martial law

Noun CEFR B2

ˈmɑːʃəl lɔː

Definitions

Rule by military authorities, especially when imposed on a civilian population in time of war or other crisis, or in an occupied territory.

Equivalents

Españolestado de excepción ley marcial

Françaisloi martiale

DeutschAusnahmezustand Kriegsrecht Standrecht

32 more languages

العربيةحُكْم عُرْفِيّ

Azərbaycan dilihərbi vəziyyət

Беларускаяваеннае становішча

Češtinastanné právo

Danskundtagelsestilstand

Ελληνικάστρατιωτικός νόμος

Eestikaitseseisukord sõjaseisukord

Suomipoikkeustila sotatilalaki

עבריתמִמְשָׁל צְבָאִי

Magyarstatárium

Հայերենռազմական դրություն

Bahasa Indonesiadarurat militer gunritu

Italianolegge marziale

日本語戒厳戒厳令

ភាសាខ្មែរច្បាប់អាជ្ញាសឹក យុទ្ធនីតិ អយ្យការសឹក

한국어계엄 계엄령

Lietuviųkaro padėtis

Latviešukara stāvoklis

Bahasa Melayuundang-undang tentera

မြန်မာစစ်အုပ်ချုပ်ရေးအမိန့်

Nederlandskrijgswet staat van beleg

Polskistan wojenny

Portuguêslei marcial

Românălege marțială stare de război

Русскийвоенное положение

Slovenčinaštatárium

Svenskakrigsrätt krigstillstånd undantagstillstånd

ไทยกฎอัยการศึก

Tagalogbatas militar

Türkçesıkıyönetim

Українськавоє́нний стан

Tiếng Việtgiới nghiêm thiết quân luật

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Martial-law martialism martialist martiality martialization Martially

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