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court-martial

[kawrt-mahr-shuhl, -mahr-, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌmɑr ʃəl, -ˈmɑr-, ˈkoʊrt- /
NOUN
military tribunal
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He said during his court-martial in 2013 that he believed he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The verdicts against Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, announced Thursday, came nearly two years after Beijing formally purged the former generals for severe misconduct and opened court-martial proceedings against them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

In 2021, a court-martial dismissed Villamide for negligence and sentenced other officers to up to 45 days in jail for concealing information.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

However, a court-martial would require a trial in a military court, with the prosecutors presenting evidence of criminality.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

On the following day Colonel Aureliano Buendía had lunch with him in Úrsula’s house, where he was being held until a revolutionary court-martial decided his fate.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The secretary general called for on-site court-martials of alleged perpetrators and DNA testing to identify them.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2016

The Philippine military said that Gudani and Balutan will also face court-martials.

From Time Magazine Archive

Xissley, told me that I had been more expense to the Army, due to court-martials, etc., than I could ever repay, even though I should serve the Army 30 -ears.

From Time Magazine Archive

The authorities called for court-martials but quieted down when it was learned that the whole frontier was in cahoots with the Black Boys.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every considerable fight was promptly followed by a crop of court-martials, in which captains were tried for misconduct before the enemy, such as to-day is unthinkable.

From Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes by W. H. (William Henry) Fitchett

But they are the ones who will face courts-martial and federal indictments if they cross the line.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2025

Indeed, using the flag as a handkerchief has at least twice led to courts-martial.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025

On Wednesday, Del Toro told the Washington Post the decision came after a Navy investigation found legal errors made in the 1944 courts-martial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024

The White officers of the 25th Infantry received courts-martial, including their commander, Maj.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2022

Within two years he held 105 courts-martial, and made more than 700 arrests, although the actual strength of his regiment was only 350 men.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

Because Mauldin himself was a soldier, Patton could have him court-martialed and put in jail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

As a result Robinson was court-martialed but later acquitted, then served as a coach for Army athletics until receiving an honorable discharge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

David Christopher Noble, 48, a former US Air Force officer who was previously court-martialed and dismissed from the military, and Nicole Devilbiss, 35.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024

Jenkins was court-martialed, dishonorably discharged and served a brief sentence — during which he claimed he was intensely debriefed by U.S. intelligence officials.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

On the other hand, he was busted down to buck private each time he was court-martialed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

"If it was someone else, they would have been court-martialled."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2022

Frémont’s fate was ironic: having accepted the primacy of the Navy, he refused to take orders from the Army general who arrived later, and he was court-martialled on his return to D.C.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2020

Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning directly to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday at a hearing to determine whether Manning will be court-martialled in the biggest leak of classified documents in American history.

From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2011

Although the Swedes are routed, the prince is court-martialled for disobeying orders and sentenced to death.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2010

Whatever came of it, though they court-martialled him, were that possible, though they tried him, he had done something, he had done right, and he had succeeded.

From Chippinge Borough by Stanley J. Weyman

The service also has considered court-martialing skippers, only to ultimately decide that was not warranted.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2018

Amerine believes the Army is bent on court-martialing him once the Criminal Investigation Command finishes its probe.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2015

Pentagon officials initially dismissed the idea of court-martialing Sergeant Bergdahl, saying five years in captivity was punishment enough.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2014

In 2012, the Indian Supreme Court ruled that the army could choose between court-martialing the soldiers or allowing them to be prosecuted in civilian courts.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2014

“Well,” said I, “you will raise the deuce court-martialing me, when there is only five or six members of the Company who can read or write and they are all on my side.”

From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Dennis Collins

There had been calls for the removal, even the court-martialling, of the general concerned, but the army had defended the latter and he had been allowed to complete the campaign.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

But I say I am ashamed of you to go private court-martialling your own father in that way, and find such fault with him for helping you to get off!”

From Real Gold A Story of Adventure by George Manville Fenn

There would probably be some court-martialling of their patrols.

From The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 by John W. Arthur

They've struck the originality all right," he admitted, "but, Lord, the time that will be wasted court-martialling you fellows!

From The Man from the Clouds by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston

They have a pretty habit of court-martialling naval officers when they risk their ship unnecessarily.

From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Russell Doubleday


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