COURT-MARTIAL


Meaning of COURT-MARTIAL in English

/kawrt"mahr'sheuhl, -mahr"-, kohrt"-/ , n. , pl. courts-martial, court-martials , v. , court-martialed, court-martialing or ( esp. Brit. ) court-martialled, court-martialling .

n.

1. a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers, sailors, etc., against military or naval law.

2. a trial by such a court.

3. a conviction by such a court: He lost his privileges because of his court-martial.

4. a session of such a court: He attended the court-martial this morning.

v.t.

5. to arraign and try by court-martial.

[ 1565-75; earlier martial court ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .