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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumhead court-martial
Noun
  • Their unit commanders called in Dr. Coates and several fellow soldiers and threatened them with court-martial and execution.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On Monday, the high court issued an order vacating a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place TPS for Venezuelans that that administration wanted to end last month.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
  • The high court granted the request for emergency relief sought by Laurel Libby, who represents House District 90 and was censured by her colleagues for a social media post that criticized the state for allowing transgender athletes at public high schools to compete in girls sports.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • That would mean the state supreme court’s decision rejecting religious charter schools would remain.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • The supreme court could render a decision on whether Bar remains in office, and for how long, based on technical issues.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The 15-year-old’s arraignment in Bronx criminal court was pending Wednesday night.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
  • There was a third incident, according to statements in criminal court, though charges were not pressed at the time.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2025

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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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