court-martial
56
7.4
- noun
- /ˈkɔrtˌmɑrʃəl/
- Specialized
:
consejo de guerra
- One year after arriving in Tennessee, Wool departed for his court martial on charges of mistreating Alabama citizens and property.
- face a court-martial
- a second court-martial
Harmar is later exonerated by a court martial, but his reputation never recovers.
- Harmar is later exonerated by a court martial, but his reputation never recovers.
- Little did I know that the judge really has no control of what goes to court martial.
- So they're threatened with a a court martial and they still have an option.
- And when I went in and they threatened me with a court martial, I told them this was my battle plan.
Examples
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Until such time as the court-martial is convened, you are under military arrest.
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Any statement you make can be used against you in a trial by court-martial or other judicial or administrative proceeding.
Fiction book (1992) -
All those having business with this general court-martial... stand forward and you shall be heard.
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We'll have a court-martial here and now.
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Meanwhile, Colonel Malone was ordered to Fort Wool to face a court martial.
Academic text (2011) -
The Uniform Code of Military Justice specifies court martial for any officer who sends a soldier into battle without a weapon.
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Tiernan said, "You can request a court-martial upon our return, Ambassador."
Fiction book (2002) -
General Floyd ordered the commander of the post in Rome to face a court martial at New Echota.
Academic text (2011) -
Harmar is later exonerated by a court martial, but his reputation never recovers.
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The soldier was anxious about facing a court-martial for his actions in combat.
Synonyms
10
4.9
A group of officers who try members of the armed forces for breaking their rules
How Formal
- Formal
14
6.0
- Specialized
56
7.4
- Formal
10
6.7
- Formal
24
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word court-martial joins court, meaning 'a place for judging', and martial, from the Roman god Mars, which gives the idea 'of war', so it literally means a 'war court' and is the military court that tries soldiers.