court-martial

noun pl. courts-martial, court-martials

1. a court of personnel in the armed forces for the trial of persons accused of breaking military law
2. a trial by a court-martial
3. a conviction by a court-martial

transitive verb court-martialed or court-martialled, court-martialing or court-martialling

1. to try by a court-martial
2. to convict by a court-martial