court-martial
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Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Their court martial, in a strange display of leniency, sentenced the most culpable perpetrator to just 10 years in prison, while one of the four defendants did not even receive a punitive discharge.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024
The sailors were tried and convicted in a court martial, sentenced to bad conduct discharge and fined three months pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024
However his admission was actually used as a way to defuse the tensions his public anti-war declaration had created and avoid having to court martial such a prominent figure.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023
Washington decided that he, as commander-in-chief, had the power to have a kind of military court called a court martial.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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