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Articles of War

 
Law Encyclopedia: Articles of War
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Codes created to pre- scribe the manner in which the armed services of a nation are to be governed.

For example, the Uniform Code of Military Justice is an article of war applied to the Army, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Air Force of the United States.

See: military law.

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