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court-martial

[ kawrt-mahr-shuhl, -mahr-, kohrt- ]

noun

plural courts-martial, court-martials.
  1. 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.
  2. a trial by such a court.
  3. a conviction by such a court:

    He lost his privileges because of his court-martial.

  4. a session of such a court:

    He attended the court-martial this morning.

verb (used with object)

court-martialed, court-martialing or (especially British) court-martialled, court-martialling.
  1. to arraign and try by court-martial.

court martial

noun

  1. a military court that tries persons subject to military law
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to try by court martial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of court-martial1

First recorded in 1565–75; earlier martial court

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