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martial
(encz) | martial,bojovný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
martial
(encz) | martial,válečný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
martial
(encz) | martial,vojenský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Martial
(gcide) | Martial \Mar"tial\, a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to
Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month.]
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1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as,
martial music; a martial appearance. "Martial equipage."
--Milton.
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2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
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But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set,
Each other's poise and counterbalance are. --Dryden.
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3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to
civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
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4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet,
Mars. --Sir T. Browne.
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5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron;
chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]
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Martial flowers (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron;
the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]
Martial law, the law administered by the military power of
a government when it has superseded the civil authority in
time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to
enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law,
the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of
the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.
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Syn: Martial, Warlike.
Usage: Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its
attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial
appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc.
Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to
war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation,
warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used
without discrimination.
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martial
(wn) | martial
adj 1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"
[syn: soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike,
martial]
2: suggesting war or military life [syn: warlike, martial]
3: of or relating to the armed forces; "martial law"
n 1: Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC) |
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court-martial
(encz) | court-martial,vojenský válečný soud Zdeněk Brož |
courts-martial
(encz) | courts-martial, |
drumhead court-martial
(encz) | drumhead court-martial, n: |
martial
(encz) | martial,bojovný adj: Zdeněk Brožmartial,válečný adj: Zdeněk Brožmartial,vojenský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
martial art
(encz) | martial art,bojové umění n: Zdeněk Brož |
martial arts
(encz) | martial arts,bojová umění n: Zdeněk Brožmartial arts,válečná umění web |
martial law
(encz) | martial law,stanné právo Zdeněk Brož |
martial music
(encz) | martial music, n: |
martially
(encz) | martially,bojovně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
special court-martial
(encz) | special court-martial, n: |
Court-martial
(gcide) | Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Court-martialed (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n.
Court-martialing.]
To subject to trial by a court-martial.
[1913 Webster]Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl.
Courts-martial (k?rts`-).
A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the
trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses
against military or naval law.
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Court-martialed
(gcide) | Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Court-martialed (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n.
Court-martialing.]
To subject to trial by a court-martial.
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Court-martialing
(gcide) | Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Court-martialed (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n.
Court-martialing.]
To subject to trial by a court-martial.
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Courts-martial
(gcide) | Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl.
Courts-martial (k?rts`-).
A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the
trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses
against military or naval law.
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Drumhead court-martial
(gcide) | Drumhead \Drum"head`\, n.
1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
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2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for
levers used in turning it. See Illust. of Capstan.
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Drumhead court-martial (Mil.), a summary court-martial
called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of
march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a
writing table.
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Ethiops martial
(gcide) | Ethiops \E"thi*ops\n. [NL. See Ethiop.] (Old Chem.)
A black substance; -- formerly applied to various
preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also
[ae]thiops.] [Obs.]
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Ethiops martial (Old Chem.), black oxide of iron.
Ethiops mineral (Old Chem.), black sulphide of mercury,
obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.
Ethiops per se (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided
state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by
shaking it up or by exposure to the air. Ethmoid |
Flamen Martialis
(gcide) | Flamen \Fla"men\, n.; pl. E. Flammens, L. Flamines. [L.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from
whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored
were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called
respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and {Flamen
Quirinalis}.
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Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
--Milton.
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General court-martial
(gcide) | General \Gen"er*al\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See
Genus.]
1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class
or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable
economy.
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2. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or
particular; including all particulars; as, a general
inference or conclusion.
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3. Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not
specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a
loose and general expression.
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4. Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread;
prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general
opinion; a general custom.
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This general applause and cheerful shout
Argue your wisdom and your love to Richard. --Shak.
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5. Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam,
our general sire. --Milton.
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6. As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
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His general behavior vain, ridiculous. --Shak.
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7. Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or
method.
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Note: The word general, annexed to a name of office, usually
denotes chief or superior; as, attorney-general;
adjutant general; commissary general; quartermaster
general; vicar-general, etc.
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General agent (Law), an agent whom a principal employs to
transact all his business of a particular kind, or to act
in his affairs generally.
General assembly. See the Note under Assembly.
General average, General Court. See under Average,
Court.
General court-martial (Mil.), the highest military and
naval judicial tribunal.
General dealer (Com.), a shopkeeper who deals in all
articles in common use.
General demurrer (Law), a demurrer which objects to a
pleading in general terms, as insufficient, without
specifying the defects. --Abbott.
General epistle, a canonical epistle.
General guides (Mil.), two sergeants (called the right, and
the left, general guide) posted opposite the right and
left flanks of an infantry battalion, to preserve accuracy
in marching. --Farrow.
General hospitals (Mil.), hospitals established to receive
sick and wounded sent from the field hospitals. --Farrow.
General issue (Law), an issue made by a general plea, which
traverses the whole declaration or indictment at once,
without offering any special matter to evade it.
--Bouvier. --Burrill.
General lien (Law), a right to detain a chattel, etc.,
until payment is made of any balance due on a general
account.
General officer (Mil.), any officer having a rank above
that of colonel.
General orders (Mil.), orders from headquarters published
to the whole command.
General practitioner, in the United States, one who
practices medicine in all its branches without confining
himself to any specialty; in England, one who practices
both as physician and as surgeon.
General ship, a ship not chartered or let to particular
parties.
General term (Logic), a term which is the sign of a general
conception or notion.
General verdict (Law), the ordinary comprehensive verdict
in civil actions, "for the plaintiff" or "for the
defendant". --Burrill.
General warrant (Law), a warrant, now illegal, to apprehend
suspected persons, without naming individuals.
Syn: Syn. General, Common, Universal.
Usage: Common denotes primarily that in which many share; and
hence, that which is often met with. General is
stronger, denoting that which pertains to a majority
of the individuals which compose a genus, or whole.
Universal, that which pertains to all without
exception. To be able to read and write is so common
an attainment in the United States, that we may
pronounce it general, though by no means universal.
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Immartial
(gcide) | Immartial \Im*mar"tial\, a.
Not martial; unwarlike. [Obs.]
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Martial flowers
(gcide) | Martial \Mar"tial\, a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to
Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month.]
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1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as,
martial music; a martial appearance. "Martial equipage."
--Milton.
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2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
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But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set,
Each other's poise and counterbalance are. --Dryden.
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3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to
civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
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4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet,
Mars. --Sir T. Browne.
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5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron;
chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]
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Martial flowers (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron;
the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]
Martial law, the law administered by the military power of
a government when it has superseded the civil authority in
time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to
enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law,
the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of
the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.
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Syn: Martial, Warlike.
Usage: Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its
attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial
appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc.
Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to
war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation,
warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used
without discrimination.
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Martial law
(gcide) | Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root
of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l["o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov;
cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or
fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See
Lie to be prostrate.]
1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by
an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling
regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent
or a power acts.
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Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or
unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the
highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is
always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a
superior power, may annul or change it.
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These are the statutes and judgments and laws,
which the Lord made. --Lev. xxvi.
46.
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The law of thy God, and the law of the King.
--Ezra vii.
26.
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As if they would confine the Interminable . . .
Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.
--Milton.
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His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
--Cowper.
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2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition
and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and
toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to
righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the
conscience or moral nature.
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3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture
where it is written, in distinction from the gospel;
hence, also, the Old Testament. Specifically: the first
five books of the bible, called also Torah, Pentatech,
or Law of Moses.
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What things soever the law saith, it saith to them
who are under the law . . . But now the
righteousness of God without the law is manifested,
being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom.
iii. 19, 21.
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4. In human government:
(a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter,
establishing and defining the conditions of the
existence of a state or other organized community.
(b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute,
resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or
recognized, and enforced, by the controlling
authority.
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5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or
change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as
imposed by the will of God or by some controlling
authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion;
the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause
and effect; law of self-preservation.
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6. In mathematics: The rule according to which anything, as
the change of value of a variable, or the value of the
terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
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7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or
of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a
principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of
architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
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8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one
subject, or emanating from one source; -- including
usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial
proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman
law; the law of real property; insurance law.
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9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity;
applied justice.
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Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law
itself is nothing else but reason. --Coke.
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Law is beneficence acting by rule. --Burke.
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And sovereign Law, that state's collected will
O'er thrones and globes elate,
Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. --Sir
W. Jones.
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10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy;
litigation; as, to go law.
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When every case in law is right. --Shak.
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He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham.
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11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager
of law}, under Wager.
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Avogadro's law (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according
to which, under similar conditions of temperature and
pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume
the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after
Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called
Amp[`e]re's law.
Bode's law (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression
of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows:
-- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
--- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4
52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the
sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8,
etc., the true distances being given in the lower line.
Boyle's law (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when
an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at
a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and
volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is
inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as
Mariotte's law, and the law of Boyle and Mariotte.
Brehon laws. See under Brehon.
Canon law, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the
Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example,
the law of marriage as existing before the Council of
Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as
part of the common law of the land. --Wharton.
Civil law, a term used by writers to designate Roman law,
with modifications thereof which have been made in the
different countries into which that law has been
introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law,
prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton.
Commercial law. See Law merchant (below).
Common law. See under Common.
Criminal law, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to
crimes.
Ecclesiastical law. See under Ecclesiastical.
Grimm's law (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the
German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes
which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants,
so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some
changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the
Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[=a]t[.r], L. frater,
E. brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr.
go, E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[=a] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E.
do, OHG, tuon, G. thun. See also lautverschiebung.
Kepler's laws (Astron.), three important laws or
expressions of the order of the planetary motions,
discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit
of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun
being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a
vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to
the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times
of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes
of their mean distances.
Law binding, a plain style of leather binding, used for law
books; -- called also law calf.
Law book, a book containing, or treating of, laws.
Law calf. See Law binding (above).
Law day.
(a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet.
(b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the
money to secure which it was given. [U. S.]
Law French, the dialect of Norman, which was used in
judicial proceedings and law books in England from the
days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of
Edward III.
Law language, the language used in legal writings and
forms.
Law Latin. See under Latin.
Law lords, peers in the British Parliament who have held
high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal
profession.
Law merchant, or Commercial law, a system of rules by
which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from
the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial
decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.
Law of Charles (Physics), the law that the volume of a
given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite
fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of
temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay
Lussac's law}, or Dalton's law.
Law of nations. See International law, under
International.
Law of nature.
(a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant
action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death
is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.
See Law, 4.
(b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality
deducible from a study of the nature and natural
relations of human beings independent of supernatural
revelation or of municipal and social usages.
Law of the land, due process of law; the general law of the
land.
Laws of honor. See under Honor.
Laws of motion (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac
Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or
of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as
it is made to change that state by external force. (2)
Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,
and takes place in the direction in which the force is
impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to
action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon
each other are always equal and in opposite directions.
Marine law, or Maritime law, the law of the sea; a branch
of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,
such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.
--Bouvier.
Mariotte's law. See Boyle's law (above).
Martial law.See under Martial.
Military law, a branch of the general municipal law,
consisting of rules ordained for the government of the
military force of a state in peace and war, and
administered in courts martial. --Kent. --Warren's
Blackstone.
Moral law, the law of duty as regards what is right and
wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten
commandments given by Moses. See Law, 2.
Mosaic law, or Ceremonial law. (Script.) See Law, 3.
Municipal law, or Positive law, a rule prescribed by the
supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing
some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from
international law and constitutional law. See Law,
1.
Periodic law. (Chem.) See under Periodic.
Roman law, the system of principles and laws found in the
codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of
ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws
of the several European countries and colonies founded by
them. See Civil law (above).
Statute law, the law as stated in statutes or positive
enactments of the legislative body.
Sumptuary law. See under Sumptuary.
To go to law, to seek a settlement of any matter by
bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute
some one.
To take the law of, or To have the law of, to bring the
law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.
--Addison.
Wager of law. See under Wager.
Syn: Justice; equity.
Usage: Law, Statute, Common law, Regulation, Edict,
Decree. Law is generic, and, when used with
reference to, or in connection with, the other words
here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one
who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a
particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly
enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action
founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of
justice. A regulation is a limited and often,
temporary law, intended to secure some particular end
or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a
sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A
decree is a permanent order either of a court or of
the executive government. See Justice.
[1913 Webster]Martial \Mar"tial\, a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to
Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month.]
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1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as,
martial music; a martial appearance. "Martial equipage."
--Milton.
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2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
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But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set,
Each other's poise and counterbalance are. --Dryden.
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3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to
civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
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4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet,
Mars. --Sir T. Browne.
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5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron;
chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]
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Martial flowers (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron;
the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]
Martial law, the law administered by the military power of
a government when it has superseded the civil authority in
time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to
enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law,
the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of
the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.
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Syn: Martial, Warlike.
Usage: Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its
attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial
appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc.
Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to
war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation,
warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used
without discrimination.
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Martialism
(gcide) | Martialism \Mar"tial*ism\, n.
The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.
[Obs.]
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Martialist
(gcide) | Martialist \Mar"tial*ist\, n.
A warrior. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Martialize
(gcide) | Martialize \Mar"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Martialized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Martializing.]
To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.
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Martialized
(gcide) | Martialize \Mar"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Martialized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Martializing.]
To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.
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Martializing
(gcide) | Martialize \Mar"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Martialized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Martializing.]
To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.
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Martially
(gcide) | Martially \Mar"tial*ly\, adv.
In a martial manner.
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Martialness
(gcide) | Martialness \Mar"tial*ness\, n.
The quality of being martial.
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court-martial
(wn) | court-martial
n 1: a military court to try members of the armed services who
are accused of serious breaches of martial law
2: a trial that is conducted by a military court
v 1: subject to trial by court-martial |
drumhead court-martial
(wn) | drumhead court-martial
n 1: a military court convened to hear urgent charges of
offenses committed in action |
martial
(wn) | martial
adj 1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"
[syn: soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike,
martial]
2: suggesting war or military life [syn: warlike, martial]
3: of or relating to the armed forces; "martial law"
n 1: Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC) |
martial art
(wn) | martial art
n 1: any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense;
usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the
martial arts" |
martial law
(wn) | martial law
n 1: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian
affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides
civil law |
martial music
(wn) | martial music
n 1: brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a
military parade [syn: military march, military music,
martial music] |
martially
(wn) | martially
adv 1: in a martial manner |
special court-martial
(wn) | special court-martial
n 1: a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious
that than those committed in action; consists of at least
three officers |
COURT MARTIAL
(bouvier) | COURT MARTIAL. A court authorized by the articles of war, for the trial of
all offenders in the army or navy, for military offences. Article 64,
directs that general courts martial may consist of any number of
commissioned officers, from five to thirteen, inclusively; but they shall
not consist of less than thirteen, where the number can be convened, without
manifest injury to the service.
2. The decision of the commanding officer who appoints the court, as to
the number that can be convened without injury to the service, is
conclusive. 12 Wheat. R. 19. Such a court has not jurisdiction over a
citizen of the United States not employed in military service 12 John. R.
257. It has merely a limited jurisdiction, and to render its jurisdiction
valid, it must appear to have acted within such jurisdiction. 3 S. & R. 590
11 Pick. R. 442; 19 John. R. 7; 1 Rawle, R. 143.
3. A court martial must have jurisdiction over the subject matter of
inquiry, and over the person for a want of these will render its judgment
null, and the members of the court and the officers who execute its
sentence, trespassers. 3 Cranch, 331. See 5 Wheat. 1; 12 Wheat. 19; 1 Brock.
324. Vide Gord. Dig. Laws U. S., art. 3331 to 3357; 2 Story,. L. U. S. 1000;
and also the Treatises of Adye, Delafon, Hough, J. Kennedy, M. V. Kennedy,
McArthur, McNaghten, Simmons and Tyler on Courts Martial; and 19 John. R, 7;
12 John. R. 257; 20 John. R. 343; 5 Wheat. R. 1; 1 U. S. Dig. tit. Courts,
V.
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MARTIAL LA
(bouvier) | MARTIAL LAW. Vide Law Martial.
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