military law
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- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɔ/
- Specialized
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derecho militar
- Violating military law can result in severe penalties, including imprisonment or discharge from service.
- Israeli military law
Basically, in the event of war, Germany's interests in the US would be exempt from military law.
- Basically, in the event of war, Germany's interests in the US would be exempt from military law.
Examples
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It is not allowable under military law.
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William Winthrop's authoritative military law treatise traced the origins of modern military tribunal jurisdiction to the occupation of Mexico in 1847.
Academic text (2018) -
If you should leave your command again, I will have no alternative but to throw the whole weight of military law against you.
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We have included in Article 2, as subject to military law, a number of persons who are also subject to trial by military commission.
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But, sir, the Duke of Wellington influenced nearly all our military law.
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Under military law, any man inciting mutiny can be hanged.
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Violations of the law of war committed by persons subject to the military law of the United States will usually constitute violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and, if so, will be prosecuted under that Code.
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As subsequent events in Guatemala demonstrated, the new military law had created a legal artifact with which to legitimize military intervention.
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Under military law, any soldier who commits a serious offense can be court-martialed.
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As part of his duties, he studied military law to better understand the rules governing soldiers' conduct.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'military' (connected to soldiers/armed forces) and 'law' (statute or regulation): together they denote the set of laws governing the armed forces. This is a literal, compositional noun phrase common cross-linguistically and follows standard adjective+noun formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Military law comes from the simple idea of a separate law for the military, where commanders set strict rules to keep order in camps and on the battlefield. So today military law means 'the special rules for soldiers' that cover behavior, trials, and punishment.