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Militarism
Militarism

File:CaptainJ.R.Jellicoe.jpgMilitarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests....
or militarist ideology - the ideology of government as best served when under military control
Military occupation
Military occupation

Belligerent military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a belligerent....
, when a country or area is occupied after invasion.

List of military occupations
List of military occupations

In most wars, some territory is placed under the martial law of a hostile army. Most belligerent military occupations end with the cessation of hostilities....

Martial law
Martial law

Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice.Martial law is sometimes imposed during wars or occupied territory in the absence of any other civil government....
, where military authority takes over normal administration of law
Police state
Police state

The term police state describes a state in which the government exercises rigid and repressive controls over the social, economic and political life of the population....
, where people's lives are subject to constant and often covert police surveillance
Military law
Military law

Military law is a distinct legal system to which members of armed forces are subject. Most countries have special additional laws, and often a legal system, which are applicable to members of their military but not usually to civilians....
, the legal system applying to members of the armed forces
Military dictatorship
Military dictatorship

A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
, a form of government where political power resides with the military
khakistocracy
Khakistocracy

Khakistocracy is a portmanteau word used to refer to the military rule of a country often in collusion with the elite and business classes. This is primarily done to garner support and to perpetuate the military regime....
, where the military regime colludes with the elite and industrial classes for perpetuating their rule
Military tribunal
Military tribunal

A military tribunal is a kind of military court designed to Trial members of enemy forces during wartime, operating outside the scope of conventional Criminal law and Private law proceedings....

Military rule may also be:

When a military applies a court-martial
Court-martial

A court-martial is a military court. These military courts can determine punishments for members of the military subject to military law who are found guilty or may dismiss the charges based on the evidence and the case presented....
and nonjudicial punishment
Nonjudicial punishment

Nonjudicial punishment in the Military of the United States, is a form of military discipline authorized by Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice....
When specific laws are applied in a military context as in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Uniform Code of Military Justice

The Uniform Code of Military Justice is the foundation of military law in the United States. The UCMJ applies to all members of the Uniformed services of the United States: the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio...
by the Judge Advocate General's Corps
Judge Advocate General's Corps

Judge Advocate General's Corps, also known as JAG, can refer to the judicial arm of any of the United States Armed Forces including the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, and United States Navy....
(JAG)