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.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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