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Webster 1913 Edition

Court-martial

Courtˊ-mar′tial

(k?rtˊm?r′shal)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Courts-martial
(k[GREEK]rtsˊ-)
.
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.

Courtˊ-mar′tial

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Court-martialed
(-shald)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Court-martialing
.]
To subject to trial by a court-martial.

Webster 1828 Edition

Court-martial

COURT-MARTIAL

,
Noun.
A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of offences of a military character.

Definition 2024

court-martial

court-martial

See also: courtmartial and court martial

English

Noun

court-martial ‎(plural courts-martial)

  1. (law, military) A military court of law.
  2. (law, military) A trial before such a tribunal.

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Verb

court-martial ‎(third-person singular simple present court-martials, present participle (US) court-martialing or (UK) court-martialling, simple past and past participle (US) court-martialed or (UK) court-martialled)

  1. To subject to trial in a military court.

Anagrams

Etymology

court + martial

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