martial law martial art • martial music · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · martial law · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law. Synonyms: martial law. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077