戒严令 jièyánlìng martial law Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jièyánlìng martial law 戒严 戒嚴 jièyán martial law a state of emergency or curfew where military authority takes over normal administration令 lìng noun to order to order; to command; a decree; a warrant or writjièyánlìng strict self-restraint 戒 jiè to warn to warn; to admonish; to exhort; to warn against repeating a mistake严令 嚴令 yánlìng strict order a strict order or directive