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Court-martial Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Court-martial
(v. t.)
To subject to trial by a court-martial.
(n.)
A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law.
(v. t.)
To subject to trial by a court-martial.
(n.)
A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law.
| WordNet 2.0 |
court-martial
Noun
1. a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
(hypernym) military court
(hyponym) drumhead court-martial
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a trial by court martial
(hypernym) trial
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Verb
1. subject to trial by court-martial
(hypernym) judge, adjudicate, try
Noun
1. a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
(hypernym) military court
(hyponym) drumhead court-martial
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a trial by court martial
(hypernym) trial
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Verb
1. subject to trial by court-martial
(hypernym) judge, adjudicate, try
| hEnglish - advanced version |
court-martial
court-martial
\court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl. courts-martial (k&?;rts`-). a court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law.
court-martial
\court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. court-martialed (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n. court-martialing.] to subject to trial by a court-martial.
court-martial
\court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl. courts-martial (k&?;rts`-). a court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law.
court-martial
\court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. court-martialed (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n. court-martialing.] to subject to trial by a court-martial.
Court-martial Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Court Martial
Partly Obs. A court authorized by the articles of war, for the trial of all offenders in the army or navy, for military offences. Article 64 directs that general courts martial may consist of any number of commissioned officers, from five to thirteen, inclusively; but they shall not consist of less than thirteen, where the number can be convened, without manifest injury to the service.
The decision of the commanding officer who appoints the court, as to the number that can be convened without injury to the service, is conclusive. Such a court has not jurisdiction over a citizen of the United States not employed in military service. It has merely a limited jurisdiction, and to render its jurisdiction valid, it must appear to have acted within such jurisdiction.
A court martial must have jurisdiction over the subject matter of inquiry and over the person, and a want of these will render its judgment null.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Partly Obs. A court authorized by the articles of war, for the trial of all offenders in the army or navy, for military offences. Article 64 directs that general courts martial may consist of any number of commissioned officers, from five to thirteen, inclusively; but they shall not consist of less than thirteen, where the number can be convened, without manifest injury to the service.
The decision of the commanding officer who appoints the court, as to the number that can be convened without injury to the service, is conclusive. Such a court has not jurisdiction over a citizen of the United States not employed in military service. It has merely a limited jurisdiction, and to render its jurisdiction valid, it must appear to have acted within such jurisdiction.
A court martial must have jurisdiction over the subject matter of inquiry and over the person, and a want of these will render its judgment null.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary |
Court martial
A military court set up to try and punish offenses taken by members of the army, navy or air force. - (read more on Court martial)
A military court set up to try and punish offenses taken by members of the army, navy or air force. - (read more on Court martial)
| Law Dictionary |
Court-martial
A military tribunal with jurisdiction over offenses against thelaw of the service in which the offender is engaged, a proceeding in such acourt.
A military tribunal with jurisdiction over offenses against thelaw of the service in which the offender is engaged, a proceeding in such acourt.
Court-martial Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
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Court-martial Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Court-martial
A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a military court or legal body who are convened to determine the guilt or innocence of military men and women accused of violating the code of military justice. These military courts can determine punishments for members of the military subject to military law who are found guilty or may dismiss the charges based on the evidence and the case presented. Virtually all militaries maintain a court-martial system to try cases in which a breakdown of military discipline may have occurred. In addition, courts-martial may be used to try enemy prisoners of war for war crimes. The Geneva Conventions require that POWs who are on trial for war crimes be subject to the same procedures as would be the holding army's own soldiers. Additionally, most navies have a standard court martial which convenes whenever a ship is lost; this does not necessarily mean that the captain is suspected of wrongdoing, but merely that the circumstances surrounding the loss of the ship would be made part of the official record. Many ship captains will actually insist on a court-martial in such circumstances.
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