court-martial
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Definition
Noun:
- A military court: A judicial body established to try members of the armed forces for serious offenses against military law.
- A trial by such a court: The legal proceeding itself, conducted by a military court.
Verb:
- To try by a military court: The act of subjecting a member of the armed services to a trial before a military court for alleged breaches of martial law.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The sergeant faced a court-martial for disobeying a direct order.
- The general convened a court-martial to hear the case.
Verb:
- The officer was court-martialed for conduct unbecoming of his rank.
- They decided to court-martial the soldier for desertion.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in its hyphenated form, especially when functioning as a noun or a verb in the past tense.
- The news of his court-martial shocked the unit.
- After the investigation, they moved to court-martial him.
Variants and Related Words
- Court-martialed (verb, past tense and past participle): The standard spelling for the verb form in American English.
- He was court-martialed last year.
- Court-martialling (verb, present participle/gerund): The act of trying someone by a military court.
- They are court-martialling the lieutenant.
- Courts-martial (noun, plural): The traditional plural form of the noun.
- Several courts-martial were held that month.
Synonyms
- Noun (for the trial): Military trial, tribunal.
- Verb: Try (in a military court), prosecute (militarily).
Related Phrases
- To be subject to court-martial: To be liable to be tried by a military court.
- Any soldier who commits such an act will be subject to court-martial.
- To convene a court-martial: To officially assemble a military court for a trial.
- The commanding officer has the authority to convene a court-martial.
Noun
- a trial that is conducted by a military court
- a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
Verb
- subject to trial by court-martial