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Military Jurisdiction Definition – Military Jurisdiction Defined – Legal Terminology

Military Jurisdiction :Military Jurisdiction. N. As listed in the Constitution, the three kinds of military authority over civil matters: military law, which governs the military during peacetime and war; military government, in which a military commander appointed by the president supersedes civilian laws during times of civil and foreign war; and, martial law, ordered by the president during times of dire emergencies. military law. N. The branch of law that regulates the military and applies only to members of the armed services.