as in law
control of an area by military forces rather than by the police
The government has declared martial law throughout the city to stop the riots. an area placed under martial law
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Recent Examples of martial law
The Constitutional Court began the trial on Dec. 27 to review an impeachment motion that accused Yoon of violating his constitutional duty by imposing martial law with no justifiable grounds.
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Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Following his failure to arrive for questioning about the martial law fiasco, a warrant for Yoon’s arrest was issued on Dec. 31.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Early on Wednesday morning, hundreds of investigators finally entered the fortified compound in Seoul where South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol had been holed up since his mid-December impeachment over an earlier declaration of martial law that prosecutors contend amounted to insurrection.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Following his failure to arrive for questioning about the martial law fiasco, a warrant for Yoon’s arrest was issued on Dec. 31.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Early on Wednesday morning, hundreds of investigators finally entered the fortified compound in Seoul where South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol had been holed up since his mid-December impeachment over an earlier declaration of martial law that prosecutors contend amounted to insurrection.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for martial law
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Outgoing President Joe Biden signed a law last April that gave ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok to an owner from the United States or one of its allies or face a ban.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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The popular social video app went dark in the U.S. on Saturday night, just before the divestiture bill was set to became law at midnight on Jan. 19.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Jan. 2025
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Her first couple of years in office saw Moody pursuing initiatives against opioid abuse, human trafficking and other common law enforcement targets.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Boulder judge found that because the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act was created in addition to — not instead of — common law immunity, the latter still exists and applies despite the 2020 reform, because the 2020 law did not explicitly wipe away common law immunity.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
12 Nov. 2024
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Is that crippling ordinance in the best interests of the residents? Burr Ridge was the first municipality to be sent migrants from Chicago after Gov. JB Pritzker proclaimed Illinois a sanctuary state that included migrant welcoming — but with no plan to deal with them.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Members of the Eastern Jackson County Tenant Union — affiliated with the citywide union KC Tenants — helped draft the ordinance.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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The legislation, Senate Bill 4, is a statement of purpose, the legislative equivalent of an IOU.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 Jan. 2025
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In May 2024, TikTok and ByteDance sued the U.S. government over the divest-or-ban law, arguing the legislation violates the First Amendment rights of its U.S. users.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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As the conversation of national identity burgeons, Canadians have the opportunity to choose how their country will function in the future and how the Canadian constitution is best structured to meet modern democratic expectations of the people.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Greenland became self-governed in 2009, and a change to its ownership or legal status would require an amendment to the Danish constitution, according to Reuters.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Martial law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martial%20law. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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