martial law Betydning & definition

Eksempler på martial law

• The year 1986 was the year before the thirtyeight-year period of martial law was lifted.

• Instead of political reform, the regime opted for martial law and political suppression.

• Sheriffs had not been appointed and martial law continued as the preferred method of governance.

• Many had worked with the party and had suffered jail sentences to end martial law and to bring about democratic rule in the country.

• The demonstrations were so severe that the government instituted martial law.

• Once political power was completely lost in the martial law years, the family was stripped of its business corporations overnight.

• He then enlisted it in repression, using the army against labour, declaring martial law and steadily militarising provincial administration and education.

• He signed orders for numerous death sentences, author ised executions and instituted martial law.