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martial law

noun as in law imposed by the military

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Singer is arrested, the Speaker of the House is named president and by executive order declares martial law, naming Homelander the country’s top cop.

From Salon

While elections were due this year, Ukraine’s constitution rules out a ballot during the time of martial law.

From BBC

Users on the pro-Trump forum Patriots.Win went a step further, calling for "borderline martial law to set the country right."

From Salon

Elections scheduled for March were suspended because of the war, and he will remain president under martial law powers, with his tenure potentially stretching as long as the war.

Prisoners serving in the army would be integrated into special units for the duration of martial law, meaning that they would not be demobilized until the end of the war.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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