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Definition
relating to war or soldiers
most commonly seen in these expressions:
- "court martial" — a military court that tries military personnel using military law (which is different than civilian law)
- "martial law" — the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs which can be declared to replace ordinary civilian law in a time of crisis
- Thus twice before, and jump at this dead hour, With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch.1.1 — Act 1 Scene 1 — Elsinore (40% in)
There are no more uses of "martial" in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
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