S: (n) law of the land (law_of_the_land%1:14:00::) (a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process) "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"
S: (n) martial law (martial_law%1:14:00::) (the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law)
S: (n) military law (military_law%1:14:00::) (the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel)
S: (n) Mosaic law (mosaic_law%1:14:00::), Law of Moses (law_of_moses%1:14:00::) (the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah))