military justice system
Armed forces law
A military justice system is the body of laws, courts, and procedures governing discipline and criminal matters within a nation's armed forces.
It operates separately from civilian courts, with its own code of offenses, tribunals, and appeals process.
In the United States, the Uniform Code of Military Justice establishes this framework: The case was tried under the military justice system rather than in federal court.
- court-martialArmed forces judicial proceeding
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
- absent without leaveIllegally missing from duty
- pretrial hearingCourt session before formal proceedings
- commanding officerMilitary leader of unit
insubordination · fraternization · conduct unbecoming · Geneva Conventions · defense counsel · dereliction of duty · mutiny · sentencing guidelines · espionage · dishonorable discharge · time served · plea bargaining · rules of evidence · appellate court · convening authority · chain of command · prosecutor · appeals process
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Framework for prosecuting offenders
federal court system · municipal court · family court · traffic court · civil court
military justice systemletter of reprimand
Formal documented criticism of conduct
military justice systemsummary execution
Killing without formal trial
kangaroo court · lynch mob · vigilante justice · martial law · military dictatorship
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