court-martial


Definition: Meaning of, court-martial in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kɔːt ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l /

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court-martial court-martials
  1. [uncountable and countable] a court that judges soldiers etc who may have broken military law, or an occasion when this judgment is made
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
court-martial court-martialled, court-martialed court-martialled, court-martialed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
court-martialling, court-martialing court-martials
[British English] [American English] [transitive]
  1. to hear and judge someone's case in a military court
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court-martial used in phrases

  • drumhead court-martial (noun)
    1. military a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action
  • special court-martial (noun)
    1. a court-martial to try soldiers for offences less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers
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