courts martial
Armed forces prosecutions
Courts martial is the plural of court martial—military tribunals that try members of armed forces for violations of military law.
The phrase retains its older English pattern where the noun comes first and the adjective follows, like attorneys general or poets laureate.
Three courts martial were convened that month.
- convening authorityOfficial who calls tribunals
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- dishonorable dischargePunitive military separation
- military prisonDetention for armed forces
verdict · guilty verdict · trial · under oath · prosecution · military tribunal · military justice · judge advocate · cases · defense · investigation · disciplinary hearings · military offenses · conduct unbecoming · code of conduct · military judge · military conduct · military discipline
courts martialcivil courts
Courts handling private disputes
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