All 3 Uses of
martial law
in
Gone with the Wind
- Georgia was virtually under martial law now.†
Chpt 4.31 *
- The North was determined to force the negro vote on the state and, to this end, Georgia had been declared in rebellion and put under the strictest martial law.†
Chpt 4.44
- There would be solace in Fanny's presence, knowing that she and Fanny both had lost husbands in the black days of martial law.†
Chpt 5.60
Definition:
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(martial law) the system of rules that takes effect when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice