court-martial

[ kawrt-mahr-shuhl, -mahr-, kohrt- ]

/ ˈkɔrtˌmɑr ʃəl, -ˈmɑr-, ˈkoʊrt- /

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noun, plural courts-mar·tial, court-mar·tials.

a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers, sailors, etc., against military or naval law.

a trial by such a court.

a conviction by such a court: He lost his privileges because of his court-martial.

a session of such a court: He attended the court-martial this morning.

verb (used with object), court-mar·tialed, court-mar·tial·ing or (especially British) court-mar·tialled, court-mar·tial·ling.

to arraign and try by court-martial.

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Origin of court-martial

First recorded in 1565–75; earlier martial court

Words nearby court-martial

courting, courting mirror, court-leet, courtly, courtly love, court-martial, Court of Appeal, court of appeals, court of claims, court of common pleas, court of domestic relations

How to use court-martial in a sentence

Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
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Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
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M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.
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When I was at Portugal, there was held at that time the court of justice of the Inquisition.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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Rene le Pays, a French poet, died; well known at court by his miscellanies.
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In the court-yard of the hotel was standing the voiture, which had come in some twenty minutes before us.
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British Dictionary definitions for court-martial

court martial

noun plural court martials or courts martial

a military court that tries persons subject to military law

verb court-martial, -tials, -tialling or -tialled or US -tials, -tialing or -tialed

(tr) to try by court martial

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