[court-mar.tial] n, pl courts-martial also court-martials (1651) 1: a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction
2: a trial by court-martial
[2]court-martial vt -mar.tialed also -mar.tialled ; -mar.tial.ing also -mar.tial.ling (1859): to subject to trial by court-martial