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.
had court-martialed
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past perfectof court-martial.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was only the third time in 60 years that the Army had court-martialed a general for any type of offense.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2016
He and Stuart had bitterly quarrelled, and the general had court-martialed the colonel.
From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke
