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    [Adjective]  | "mar*tial" | \ ˈmär-shəl \


    1: of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior

    2: relating to an army or to military life

    3: experienced in or inclined to war : warlike


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin martialis of Mars, from Mart-, Mars;

    [Biographical name]  | "Mar*tial" | \ ˈmär-shəl \


    1: circa a.d. 40—circa 103 Marcus Valerius Martialis Roman epigrammatist

    [Noun]  | "martial art" 


    1: any of several arts of combat and self-defense (such as karate and judo) that are widely practiced as sport


    Origin: 1904 ;

    [Noun]  | "martial law" 


    1: the law applied in occupied territory by the military authority of the occupying power

    2: the law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency when the civilian law enforcement agencies are unable to maintain public order and safety


    Origin: 1576 ;

    [Noun]  | "court-mar*tial" | \ ˈkȯrt-ˌmär-shəl \


    1: a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction

    2: a trial by court-martial


    Origin: 1651 ;

    [Noun]  | "drumhead court-martial" 


    1: a summary court-martial that tries offenses on the battlefield


    Origin: 1796 ;

     From the use of a drumhead as a table;

    [Noun]  | "mixed martial arts" 


    1: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling


    Origin: 1990 ;

    [Verb]  | "court-martial" 


    1: to subject to trial by court-martial


    Origin: 1833 ;

    [Adjective]  | "martial" 


    1: of, relating to, or suitable for war or a warrior;


      * e.g., " ... the marching band played The Battle Hymn of the Republic and several other martial airs "





    2: of or relating to the armed services;


      * e.g., " ... one of the basic tenets of martial law "





    [Noun]  | "martial law" 


    1: control of an area by military forces rather than by the police;


      * e.g., " ... The government has declared martial law throughout the city to stop the riots. "



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    [Noun]  | "court-martial" 


    1: as in drumhead court-martial;


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    [Noun]  | "courts-martial" 


    1: as in drumhead court-martials;


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    [Noun]  | "drumhead court-martial" 


    1: as in court-martial;


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     [ "martialness" ]

    1: the quality of being martial. especially when describing a culture or nationality.

      * e.g.,  ... martialness is important in forging a strong unified nation and gaining strategic allies. 

     [ "Martial" ]

    1: The law;

      * e.g.,  ... Martial Frindethie 


     [ "Martial" ]

    2: One who is superior in athletics;


     [ "Martial" ]

    3: The Supreme Being;


     [ "Martial" ]

    4: The One;


     [ "Martial" ]

    5: A studious and scholarly gentleman;


     [ "Martial" ]

    6: One who is above all in all aspects of life and death

     [ "Martial" ]

    1: Stupid ass skinny white boy who has no girl and always trying to slide into their DMs

      * e.g.,  ... This nigga martial is lonely af 

     [ "Martial Autist" ]

    1: An evolved form that a high functioning autistic person obtains when they are shown TMNT, Naruto, Kung Fu Panda, or Dragon Ball.

      * e.g.,  ... Martial Autists are extremely deadly, armed or unarmed. You'll be much better off avoiding any fights with them 


     [ "Martial Autist" ]

    2: After learning the combat style of which ever cartoon/anime they were shown, they will immediately go and beat the shit out of all the school bullies.

     [ "martial fartist" ]

    1: Someone who purposely uses their farts to annoy someone else.

      * e.g.,  ... JT likes to let his Don Fee build up lots of pressure, then he comes over to my cubicle and squeezes out his bean bomb real hard and fast, making a super loud & stinky fart. JT's a real martial fartist! 

     [ "cunt-martial" ]

    1: a court or a trial conducted in such court, where members of army of cunts are subjected to punishment if found guilty

      * e.g.,  ... Alice just got cunt-martialed for not being too cunty 

     [ "court martial" ]

    1: A court martial (plural; "courts-martial") is a military court that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military law, and may also be used to try enemy POWs for war crimes. The Geneva Conventions requires that POWs who are on trial for war crimes are to be subject to the same procedures as would be the holding army's own soldiers.

      * e.g.,  ... court martial; Lieutenant Susan Schnall, a Navy Nurse, was court-martialed for marching in a peace demonstration while in uniform, and for drop ping antiwar leaflets from a plane on navy installations. 

     [ "Martial law" ]

    1: The day Martial Law is declared, is the day you wake up and realize that your Constution/bill of Rights/Charter of Rites and Freedoms/etc. is really just about as valuable as that Kleenex you just spunked in... because rites are just privileges, and privileges can be revoked. Your government will do whatever it takes to stay in power, and they got the gunz...

      * e.g.,  ... "Rites? Didn't you hear son? Its Martial Law! Agent Jonston, hand me those electrodes will you?" 


     [ "Martial law" ]

    2:  Martial Law can be recognized by the increased presence of men with plexiglass shields and/or sub-machine-guns, a pale green fog that tastes, smells and feels like burning, random acts of hippy clubbing and indiscriminate shooting into crowds.


     [ "Martial law" ]

    3:  If your going to "get your loot on" its best to do it during the Preceding state of emergency, because once Martial Law is declared, the party's over. Usually once Martial Law is declared, its best to just stay home, tune into your local state-owned media outlet and do what they say. The punishment for most criminal offenses becomes summary execution, and most of the things you might do out in public become criminal offenses.


     [ "Martial law" ]

    4: Looting = criminal offense = shot on sight


     [ "Martial law" ]

    5: Exercising freedom of speech= criminal offense= disappeared (shot out of sight)


     [ "Martial law" ]

    6: looking like you might be a 'rebel' = criminal offense = a. shot on sight or b. disappeared


     [ "Martial law" ]

    7: On the street after curfew = criminal offense = shot on sight


     [ "Martial law" ]

    8: Looking at the officer the wrong way = criminal offense = shot on sight


     [ "Martial law" ]

    9:  If you must go out, try not to wear that 'Rage Against the Machine' tee-shirt, red stars, or clenched-fist logos, as these may attract unwanted bursts of well-aimed fire in your direction.


     [ "Martial law" ]

    10:  Remember that meeting you went to back in college? Where the guy at the front was talking about "property is theft" this, and "smash the state" that? Which you attended just so you could meet that cute outspoken Alternachick from your poli-sci class? Well, I hope she put out because thats the reason you have to agents beating on you with a phone book, trying to get a confession out of you... in the washroom of a stadium-turned-detention center. Was she worth it? (tip: just confess, the electrodes are next and a tap to the back of the head hurts less).

     [ "Martial Fart" ]

    1: The act of squeezing out ones farts whilst performing martial art moves. Replacing "Hee Yaaaa" with a bottom rippler.

      * e.g.,  ... Van Damme disposed of the three assailants with an uppercut, roundhouse and wet Martial Fart that smelled of eggs... 

     [ "martial law" ]

    1: not just some stupid movie.

      * e.g.,  ... Iraq, maybe, after the June 30 pseduo handover. 


     [ "martial law" ]

    2: The suspension of normal civil law and its replacement by strict military control.


     [ "martial law" ]

    3: Imposed during crises, emergencies or civil unrest.


     [ "martial law" ]

    4: Military rules ALL.


     [ "martial law" ]

    5: suspension of rights and freedoms

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