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drumhead court-martial

a summary court-martial held in the field for trial of offenses committed during military operations or troop movements

Etymology: from the former use of a drum as the judges' table

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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