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court-martial


2court–martial

verb
–mar·tialed also –mar·tialled–mar·tial·ing also –mar·tial·ling \-ˌmär-sh(ə-)liŋ, -ˈmär-\

Definition of COURT-MARTIAL

transitive verb
: to subject to trial by court-martial
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First Known Use of COURT-MARTIAL

1833

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