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Martial Law During Peacetime<\/h1>\n
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\n By Maddy Teka, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Martial law, an act of last resort, occurs when the military government substitutes the civil government during certain emergencies. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When a nation declares martial law, civil authority will be suspended and replaced by military rule. This usually happens as a response to a significant disaster. This article gives a general overview of martial law and how the U.S. has used it in the past.
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What Is Martial Law?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

When it can be invoked and other specifics have not been defined explicitly in American law, however. The Supreme Court, in Duncan v. Kahanamoku<\/i><\/a>, did not explain what the term \u201cmartial law" is. However, the martial laws declared in the past carry similar features, including:<\/p>\r\n