English-Spanish translations for martial law

• ley marcial
  La ley marcial trajo con ella una oleada de violencia, detenciones y encarcelamiento que afectó a miles de personas. Martial law brought with it violence, arrests and imprisonment for thousands of people.
  Digo estas palabras exactamente 24 años después de que se impusiera la ley marcial en mi país de origen, Polonia. I say these words exactly 24 years after martial law was imposed in my home country, Poland.
  Esto implica eliminar la ley marcial e involucrar a todas las fuerzas democráticas en las medidas que se están tomando en la actualidad. 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