general court-martial

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a court-martial having the authority to try any offense against military law and to impose a sentence of dishonorable discharge or of death when provided by law.

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Origin of general court-martial

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby general court-martial

general aviation, general cargo, General Certificate of Education, General Certificate of Secondary Education, General Court, general court-martial, generalcy, general delivery, general discharge, general duty nurse, general election

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Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
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On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.
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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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A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
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In the year of misery, of agony and suffering in general he had endured, he had settled upon one theory.
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To others the fierce desire for social justice obliterates all fear of a general catastrophe.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Finally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.
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General Lachambre, as the hero of Cavite, followed to receive the applause which was everywhere showered upon him in Spain.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

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