court martial
noun/ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃl/
/ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃl/
[countable, uncountable] (plural courts martial)
- a military court that deals with members of the armed forces who break military law; a trial at such a court
- He was convicted at a court martial.
- All the men now face court martial.
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2- The general ordered an immediate court martial.
- The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.
- He called for courts martial and lengthy sentences for the mutineers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + court martial- order
- hold
- be threatened with
- …
- at a/the court martial
- by court martial
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