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Definition of Court-martial

1. Noun. A military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law.

2. Verb. Subject to trial by court-martial.

3. Noun. A trial that is conducted by a military court.

Definition of Court-martial

1. Noun. (legal) (military) A military court of law. ¹

2. Noun. (legal) (military) A trial before such a tribunal. ¹

3. Verb. To undergo trial in a military court. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Court-martial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"War <g=32— Retired officers qualified to sit on court-martial; "Officers in military service." Retired officers are "officers in the military service" of ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"Whether a court-martial or something else, it was a board of military officers, convened by a military commander under color of his military authority. ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1850)
"He had assisted Captain Douglas at his trial before the court-martial, on which he now comments, as his legal adviser ; he had done his duty as counsel for ..."

4. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1891)
"At last the court-martial met, and sat for five weeks. ... The decision of the court-martial was promptly confirmed by Congress, and Washington had no ..."

5. Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial: With a Summary by Thomas Frederick Simmons (1863)
"The further proceedings in those cases, which are reserved for a court martial, are discussed in the subsequent chapter. When the commanding officer has not ..."

6. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1904)
"Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot, by the general naval court martial.. .on allegations made against him, by Capt. David Porter. Reported by FW Waldo. ..."

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