Meaning of COURT-MARTIAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'kowrt`mârshul
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- [n] a trial by court martial
- [n] a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
- [v] condemn in a military court
- [v] subject to trial by court-martial
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| | See Also: | | adjudicate, condemn, doom, drumhead court-martial, judge, military court, sentence, special court-martial, trial, try | |
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\Court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl.
{Courts-martial} (k?rts`-).
A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the
trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses
against military or naval law.
\Court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Court-martialed} (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Court-martialing}.]
To subject to trial by a court-martial.
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