Military rule - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Army, Array, Belligerent, Bloody, Chauvinist, Chauvinistic, Enemy, Fighting, Forces

US General Douglas MacArthur (left), military ruler of Japan 1945-1952, next to Japan's defeated Emperor

Military rule may mean several things in modern terms:

When a country or area is conquered after invasion and placed under Belligerent occupation, also known as Military occupation (see list of military occupations).
When a country or region is placed under martial law
At times it may also be a police state as under totalitarianism.
When a country is invaded or placed under military law
When a country is governed by a military dictatorship as with a junta or "The Generals" or under a powerful Generalissimo
When a country or region is judged by a military tribunal
When a military applies a Court-martial and Nonjudicial punishment
When specific laws are applied in a military context as in the US Uniform Code of Military Justice by the Judge Advocate General's Corps
Israeli Arabs lived under military rule in Israel from 1948 to 1966. [1] (http://www.sullivan-county.com/id4/bomb.htm)

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Example Usage of Military
	eDave733: There is something wrong with having a Commander In Chief that had never served in the Military.
	imsure: RT @KTrader: Military #1 over jobs, economy, deficit, etc...
	imsure: RT @LovLesmile: RT @crystalyn49: WE STAND WITH THE Military! #protectourtroops

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Military rule - Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Military