English-Portuguese translations for martial law

• lei marcial
  A lei marcial trouxe consigo violência, detenções e prisão para milhares de pessoas. Martial law brought with it violence, arrests and imprisonment for thousands of people.
  Pronuncio estas palavras exactamente 24 anos depois da imposição da lei marcial no meu país natal, a Polónia. I say these words exactly 24 years after martial law was imposed in my home country, Poland.
  Isso significa levantar a lei marcial e envolver todas as forças democráticas nos passos que estão agora a ser dados. That means lifting martial law and involving all democratic forces in the steps that are now being taken.

Definition of martial law

• Rule by military authorities, especially when imposed on a civilian population in time of war or other crisis, or in an occupied territory

Related words

• martial
• Martial
• court-martial
• extramartial
• martial art
• Martial Eagle
• martial arts
• martial artist
• martial arts film