Articles Of War
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The code of laws established for the government of the army. The term is used in this sense both in England and the United States. The term also includes the code established for the government of the navy. See Acts April 23, 1800, and April 10, 1806, and 22 Geo. II. c. 33; 19 Geo. III. c. 17; 37 Geo. III. cc. 70, 71; 47 Geo. III. c. 71. See "Martial" Law."
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The code of laws established for the government of the army. The term is used in this sense both in England and the United States. The term also includes the code established for the government of the navy. See R. S. U.' S. § 1342, as to the army, and § 1624, as to the navy. The constitution, art. 1, § 8, provides that Congress shall have power "to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces." See Military Law; Martial Law; Courts-Martial; Regulations of the Army; Rank.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Codes framed for the government of a nation’s army are ‘eominonly thus called.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
The name commonly given to a code made for the government of the army. The act of April 10, 1806, 2 Story’s Laws U. 8. 992, contains the rules and articles by which the _ armies of the United States shall tains the rules and regulations for the government of the navy of the United States.