court-martial
noun
court-mar·tial
| \ ˈkȯrt-ˌmär-shəl
, -ˈmär-\
, -ˈmär-\
plural courts-martial
also court-martials
Definition of court-martial
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction
2
: a trial by court-martial
court-martial
verb
court-martialed
also court-martialled;
court-martialing
also court-martialling\ ˈkȯrt-ˌmär-sh(ə-)liŋ
, -ˈmär- \
, -ˈmär- \
Definition of court-martial (Entry 2 of 2)
: to subject to trial by court-martial
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court-martial
noun
English Language Learners Definition of court-martial
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a military court : a court for people in the military who are accused of breaking military law
: a trial in a military court
court-martial
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of court-martial (Entry 2 of 2)
: to present evidence against (someone) in a military court : to put (someone) on trial in a military court
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court-martial
noun
court-mar·tial
| \ ˈkōrt-ˌmär-shəl\
plural courts-martial
also court-martials
Legal Definition of court-martial
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction
2
: a trial by a court-martial
court-martial
transitive verb
court-martialed
also court-martialled;
court-martialing
also court-martialling
Legal Definition of court-martial (Entry 2 of 2)
: to subject to trial by court-martial
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