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court-martial
[ kawrt-mahr-shuhl, -mahr-, kohrt- ]
noun
- a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers, sailors, etc., against military or naval law.
- a trial by such a court.
- a conviction by such a court:
He lost his privileges because of his court-martial.
- a session of such a court:
He attended the court-martial this morning.
verb (used with object)
- to arraign and try by court-martial.
court martial
noun
- a military court that tries persons subject to military law
verb
- tr to try by court martial
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of court-martial1
Example Sentences
A question for the future: The Mitchell court-martial was an act of small-minded pettiness that must be seen for what it was: an exercise in grand theater.
At his court-martial, Calley’s attorney echoed the defense of top Nazis at their trials in Nuremberg following World War II: He was only following orders.
The piece opens on the court-martial of a brutal sergeant who was Private Chen’s chief antagonist.
The case could then move to a court-martial, if it’s determined that there’s sufficient evidence of the charges.
Richmond was 20 when an Army court-martial panel convicted him of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to three years in prison for killing the handcuffed Iraqi civilian near Taal Al Jai in February 2004.
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