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court-martial

[kawrt-mahr-shuhl, -mahr-, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌmɑr ʃəl, -ˈmɑr-, ˈkoʊrt- /
NOUN
military tribunal
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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

The Pentagon said on Monday that further action may be taken against Kelly, including a recall to active duty for court-martial or administrative measures.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

When retired servicemembers come back to face court-martial proceedings, it’s usually related to allegations from their time in active duty, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

I was one of a only a handful of human rights attorneys to attend her court-martial and sentencing.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025

The lieutenant saw his chance and served him with a court-martial.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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 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

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

At Morant Bay, "to save time," two court-martials were formed.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various

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

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2025

"So I would say that the compromise was, 'Hey, we have an administrative way to get rid of people who don't want to be here without really being overwhelmed with courts-martial.'"

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2023

But the bill leaves the convening authority for such courts-martial in the chain of command.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021

The administration established a new organization to run the trials — the Office of Military Commissions, which created a court system whose rules are a hybrid of military courts-martial and federal civilian courts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2021

You see, sir, the articles of courts-martial give us long explanations about the cases and individuals to which the term of robber applies.

From The Village Notary by J?zsef E?tv?s

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

“Personally I think Carrie Bradshaw should’ve been court-martialed for inviting Big to Aidan’s cabin,” wrote another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

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

"You and I are military. There's a good chance we'd be court-martialed when we got home. As for the rest of you, I guarantee they'll never send you up again."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

"He'd be relieved of his duties and he'd be court-martialled."

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

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

James Crozier was one of 306 British or Commonwealth soldiers executed after being court-martialled for cowardice or desertion during that war.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2014

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

D'ye remember Pigott, that little cad that was court-martialled at San Antonio in '68 for quintuplicating his pay accounts?

From A Trooper Galahad by Charles King

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

The perils came home again more recently, when sharp comments he made about court-martialing members of the military accused of sexual assault provided ammunition to defense lawyers, who called that improper interference.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2013

“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

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

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

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

The rest of the year was uneventful, except for the court-martialling of Lee and his duel with Laurens, who challenged him for his defamation of Washington.

From The Conqueror by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton




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