Articles of War

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ARTICLES OF WAR

Codes created to prescribe the manner in which thearmed servicesof 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.

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Military Law.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law

Articles of War

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Articles of War. See Justice, Military: Articles of War.

The Oxford Companion to American Military History John Whiteclay Chambers II

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