Court-martial - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Court-martial :  (noun)
1: a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
2: a trial by court martial (verb)

1: subject to trial by court-martial

Based on WordNet 2.0

Court-martial : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Court-martial : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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