Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

special court-martial

American  

noun

U.S. Military.
  1. a court-martial established to try violations of military law less serious than those tried by a general court-martial but more serious than those tried by a summary court-martial.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Stephen Scheller entered Thursday during a special court-martial at Camp Lejeune.

From Seattle Times Oct. 15, 2021

At the special court-martial Tuesday, Enayat said without emotion that he was guilty.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2021

Mark Visger had recommended that Bergdahl’s case be referred to a special court-martial, which is viewed in layman’s terms as a misdemeanor-level forum.

From Time Dec. 15, 2015

Mark Visger had recommended that Bergdahl's case be referred to a special court-martial, which is viewed in layman's terms as a misdemeanor-level forum.

From US News Dec. 15, 2015

Those whom they regard as the ringleaders they take to the town hall and have them tried by a special court-martial.

From The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Garnett, Constance

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training