court-martial

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

court-martial
    n 1: a military court to try members of the armed services who
         are accused of serious breaches of martial law
    2: a trial that is conducted by a military court
    v 1: subject to trial by court-martial

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl.
   {Courts-martial} (k?rts`-).
   A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the
   trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses
   against military or naval law.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Court-martialed} (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Court-martialing}.]
   To subject to trial by a court-martial.
   [1913 Webster]

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