court-mar·tial
ˈkȯrt-ˌmär-shəl 
-ˈmär-
plural courts-martial also court-martials
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
court-martialed also court-martialled; court-martialing also court-martialling
ˈkȯrt-ˌmär-sh(ə-)liŋ
-ˈmär-
: to subject to trial by court-martial
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Rather unsurprisingly, the story ends badly, with a full-on Navy investigation and court-martial.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
After hundreds of interviews, Peers recommended courts-martial for Calley and 24 others, including Maj. Gen. Samuel W. Koster, who had left Vietnam to become superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
—Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
He was convicted on March 29, 1971, after one of the longest court-martials in military history.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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If the judge does not accept the guilty plea, the judge can rule that the case be litigated in a contested court-martial.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Rather unsurprisingly, the story ends badly, with a full-on Navy investigation and court-martial.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
After hundreds of interviews, Peers recommended courts-martial for Calley and 24 others, including Maj. Gen. Samuel W. Koster, who had left Vietnam to become superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
—Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
He was convicted on March 29, 1971, after one of the longest court-martials in military history.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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“Court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court-martial. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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