| 单词 | sword-law |
| 释义 | > as lemmassword-law sword-law n. government by the power of the sword, or by military force; martial law. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > other systems > [noun] > military government martial law1533 stratocracy1652 sword-law1667 stratarchy1691 statocracya1704 militarism1841 militaryism1848 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 672 So violence Proceeded, and Oppression, and Sword-Law . View more context for this quotation 1805 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 2) Sword-law, When a thing is enforced, without a due regard being paid to established rules and regulations, it is said to be carried by sword-law, or by the will of the strongest. 1837 R. Browning Strafford iv. i. 88 Who bade him break the Parliament,—Find some pretext to set up sword-law. < as lemmas |
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