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.
have court-martialed
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present perfectof court-martial.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The minister reported the conduct of both Quenza and Buonaparte as most reprehensible, and declared that if their offense had been purely military he would have court-martialed them.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
Of course, I couldn't tell the generals that; they would have court-martialed me.
From Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book by Sam Rohlfing
