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court-martial

[kawrt-mahr-shuhl, -mahr-, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌmɑr ʃəl, -ˈmɑr-, ˈkoʊrt- /
NOUN
military tribunal
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Court-martial hearings got underway last spring at the historic Washington Navy Yard, established in 1799 as a national shipbuilding facility.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2019

Court-martial panels have the ability to strip pay and order dishonorable discharges and jail time.

From Washington Times • Aug. 14, 2015

Court-martial threatened the unruly, . and scholastic failure resulted in immediate reassignment as enlisted personnel.

From Time Magazine Archive

The glittering pageant of an Admiralty Court-martial unfolded, last week, upon His Majesty's aircraft carrier Eagle as she rode at anchor, huge, grim and ominous, in the harbor of Gibraltar.

From Time Magazine Archive

After another long Lysander moment, Jamie said abruptly, “Now don’t start weeping, Kittyhawk! Court-martial or not, you have to fly the plane now, because I don’t trust myself quite, not after that confession.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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