martial
mor shuhl
- n Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)
- s (of persons) befitting a warrior
- s suggesting war or military life
- s of or relating to the armed forces
martial law
- As the civil war spiralled out of control the government acting under emergency powers declared martial law.
- Making a martial-arts film had been Taiwanese director Ang Lee's dream ever since he grew up with the Hong Kong-based genre as a boy.
- In a PTI interview, the opposition leader criticizes martial law but is still open to negotiating with Pakistan's military leader.