courts-martial

  [kôrtsˈmärˌshəl, kōrtsˈ-]

 

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noun
Plural of court-martial.
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courts-martial

Variant of 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
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