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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Terence Moore, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Though he was found not guilty of the six counts, including insubordination, the court-martial prevented him from deploying to fight in Europe with his battalion.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
An Air Force evidentiary hearing was held in May 2024 to determine whether his case should move forward to an Air Force court-martial.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty last year to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine online, began his court-martial on additional charges Monday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
He later was acquitted of the six counts, including insubordination, but the court-martial prevented him from deploying to fight in Europe with his battalion.
—Terence Moore, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Though he was found not guilty of the six counts, including insubordination, the court-martial prevented him from deploying to fight in Europe with his battalion.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
An Air Force evidentiary hearing was held in May 2024 to determine whether his case should move forward to an Air Force court-martial.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty last year to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine online, began his court-martial on additional charges Monday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for court-martial
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“Court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court-martial. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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