MILITARY JURISDICTION

military jurisdiction.The three types of governmental power given the military by the U.S. Constitution — specif., jurisdiction under military law, jurisdiction under military government, and jurisdiction under martial law. [Cases: Armed Services 1–5, 44; Military Justice 514, 893. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 2–19, 31, 33, 37, 41, 160, 166, 169–174; Military Justice §§ 14–15, 19, 138, 156.]

[Blacks Law 8th]