court-mar·tial
ˈkȯrt-ˌmär-shəl 
-ˈmär-
plural courts-martial also court-martials
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-martialed also court-martialled; court-martialing also court-martialling
ˈkȯrt-ˌmär-sh(ə-)liŋ
-ˈmär-
: to subject to trial by court-martial
Examples of court-martial in a Sentence
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 June 2024
An individual who decides to exercise her own judgment and refuse an order on the grounds of illegality should expect to be arrested and face a court-martial.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
Military hearing officer deciding whether to recommend court-martial for Pentagon leaker
Could better inhalers help patients, and the planet?
—Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
German courts-martial executed some 25,000 German soldiers.
—Peter Hoffmann, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2014
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Noun
Some of these patriotic Americans were subject to court-martial, and have carried the burden of this great injustice for decades.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 June 2024
An individual who decides to exercise her own judgment and refuse an order on the grounds of illegality should expect to be arrested and face a court-martial.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
Military hearing officer deciding whether to recommend court-martial for Pentagon leaker
Could better inhalers help patients, and the planet?
—Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
German courts-martial executed some 25,000 German soldiers.
—Peter Hoffmann, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2014
See all Example Sentences for court-martial
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