court-martial
noun
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.
court-martialed
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past participleof court-martial.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof court-martial.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
court-martialnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Because Mauldin himself was a soldier, Patton could have him court-martialed and put in jail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
David Christopher Noble, 48, a former US Air Force officer who was previously court-martialed and dismissed from the military, and Nicole Devilbiss, 35.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
Jenkins was court-martialed, dishonorably discharged and served a brief sentence — during which he claimed he was intensely debriefed by U.S. intelligence officials.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
“I would have been court-martialed in a New York minute,” he said.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2023
It was an unwritten law in Bull Meecham’s squadron that anyone who neglected to bring back a shipment of Coors from the West Coast would be court-martialed upon his return and probably shot.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
