DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

drumhead court-martial

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Recent Examples of drumhead court-martial And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial. — Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019

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Ordered to give up the codes under the threat of court-martial, Kirk refuses.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland received the sentence at a general court-martial after pleading guilty to unpremeditated murder and related charges in the death of Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said Tuesday in a news release.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

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The high court will hear oral arguments on the case, but not until December, meaning a decision will come next year.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
That decision stems from an argument by the Colorado localities that the high court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case because no final judgment has been made by the local courts.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of high court

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After Maduro was removed, Rodríguez, who was his vice president, stepped in as interim leader, and was given a six-month mandate by the nation’s supreme court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
In the latter, the state supreme court revised the instruction to appear more neutral and reduced pressure on hold-out jurors to switch sides.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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