court-martial

Noun court-martial has 2 senses

• court-martial(n = noun.group) - a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law;
has particulars: drumhead court-martial, special court-martial
is a kind of military court
Derived form verb court-martial₁

• court-martial(n = noun.act) - a trial that is conducted by a military court;
is a kind of trial
Derived form verb court-martial₁

Verb court-martial has 1 sense

• court-martial(v = verb.social) - subject to trial by court-martial;
is one way to adjudicate, judge, try
Derived forms noun court-martial₂, noun court-martial₁
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Somebody ----s somebody