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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.
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Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumhead court-martial
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Pedro Angel Ruiz, 29, faces a court-martial.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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Soldiers accused of the most serious crimes may face a court-martial.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Justice Department had asked the high court to pause a judge's order that the administration release the foreign aid.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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After Roy joined activists fighting against the construction of a dam on the Narmada River, she was convicted of contempt of court for challenging the supreme court’s order to renew construction.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Erin Patterson, who murdered three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, has been given a life prison sentence by the supreme court in Australia.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Depardieu denies the allegations, but lost an appeal for the French criminal court to drop the case.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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The criminal court is France’s highest level of court reserved for crimes carrying sentences of more than five years, if the accused is found guilty.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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