court of inquiry
noun phrase
: a military court that inquires into and reports on some military matter (such as an officer's questionable conduct)
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Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.
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Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Court of inquiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20of%20inquiry. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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