court-mar·tial (kôrt mär sh l, k rt-)n. pl. courts-mar·tial (kôrts -, krts-) 1. A military or naval court of officers appointed by a commander to try persons for offenses under military law. 2. A trial by such a military tribunal. tr.v. court-mar·tialed also court-mar·tialled, court-mar·tial·ing also court-mar·tial·ling, court-mar·tials also court-mar·tials To try by military tribunal. [From martial court.] |
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| Noun | 1. | court-martial - a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" drumhead court-martial - a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action special court-martial - a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers military court - a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel |
| 2. | court-martial - a trial that is conducted by a military court trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military law - the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel | |
| Verb | 1. | court-martial - subject to trial by court-martial adjudicate, try, judge - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" |
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