belligerent
belligerent, n. A country involved in a war or other armed international conflict. Cf. NEUTRAL. — belligerent, adj.
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united states army
United States Army. The land-combat and land-operations branch of the United States armed forces. • This branch includes supporting air- and water-transport services such as the Army Air Corps. The Army includes the Regular Army (the standing force), the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard when in active federal service, as in time of
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naval law
naval law. A system of regulations governing naval forces. See CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE . [Cases: Armed Services 2; Military Justice 507. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 5–6; Military Justice§§ 6, 66.]
national service life insurance
Life insurance available to a person in active U.S. military service on or after October 8, 1940, and issuable at favorable rates. • This insurance was established by the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, and is regulated by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. 38 USCA §§ 1901–1929. [Cases: Armed Services 55. C.J.S. Armed
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army
army. 1. A military force, esp. of ground troops. [Cases: Armed Services 4. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 14, 16–17, 19, 37.] 2. Any substantial group of individuals armed for combat. 3. A vast, organized group. regular army. The permanent military establishment, maintained during both war and peacetime.
surgeon general
Surgeon General. 1. The chief medical officer of the U.S. Public Health Service or of a state public-health agency. 2. The chief officer of the medical departments in the armed forces. — Abbr. SG.
military law
military law. The branch of public law governing military discipline and other rules regarding service in the armed forces. • It is exercised both in peacetime and in war, is recognized by civil courts, and includes rules far broader than for the punishment of offenders. — Also termed military justice. — Sometimes loosely termed martial
court of criminal appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals. 1. For each armed service, an intermediate appellate court that reviews court-martial decisions. • The court was established by the Military Justice Act of 1968. 10 USCA §§ 859–876. — Formerly termed Court of Military Review (abbr. CMR). [Cases: Armed Services 47.1(1); Military Justice 1411. C.J.S. Military Justice §§ 454, 457,
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military law
The branch of public law governing military discipline and other rules regarding service in the armed forces. • It is exercised both in peacetime and in war, is recognized by civil courts, and includes rules far broader than for the punishment of offenders. — Also termed military justice. — Sometimes loosely termed martial law. Cf.