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general court-martial

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general court-martial
n.
A court-martial consisting of at least five officers for trying major offenses.


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In today's "zero-tolerance" service, Mitchell's conviction by general court-martial would have doomed more than his career.
More severe punishment - a general court-martial that could have resulted in five years of confinement - was ruled out at that point.
] 201(f)(2)(C), a regulation prescribed by the President, withholds jurisdiction over mandatory capital cases from special courts-martial, but does provide for jurisdiction over non-mandatory capital offenses under two circumstances: (1) when permitted by an "officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command which includes the accused"; and (2) when authorized by regulation by the Secretary concerned.
 
 
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