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court martial

court martial noun: a court where cases of military law are heard.

Noun

court martial (plural (formal) courts martial or (informal) court martials)

  1. A court where cases of military law are heard.
  2. A trial before such a tribunal.

Verb

court martial (third-person singular simple present court martials, present participle (US) court martialing or (UK) court martialling, simple past and past participle (US) court martialed or (UK) court martialled)

  1. (transitive) To subject to trial in a military court.

court martial meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

court martial in Tamil

படை நீதிமன்றம், இராணுவ நீதிமன்றம்

court martial in Tagalog

court; council of war
hukumang-hukbo, hukumang-militar

court martial in Malay

court; council of war
mahkamah tentera

court martial in Indonesian

court; council of war
pengadilan militer

Forms of court martial

Noun
plural formalcourts martial
alternative formcourt-martial
alternative formcourtmartial
plural (informal)court martials
Verb
third-person singular presentcourt martials
present participle UScourt martialing
present participle UKcourt martialling
past participle UScourt martialed
past UScourt martialed
past participle UKcourt martialled
past UKcourt martialled

Origin of court martial

A calque of French cour martiale, hence the unusual order of an adjective following the noun.

Questions about court martial

What does court martial mean?
Court martial means a court where cases of military law are heard.
What is court martial in Tamil?
Court martial in Tamil is படை நீதிமன்றம், இராணுவ நீதிமன்றம். See Court martial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is court martial?
Court martial can be a noun or a verb.

Words near court martial in the dictionary

  1. court jester
  2. court jesters
  3. court ladies
  4. court lady
  5. court marshal
  6. court martial
  7. court martialed
  8. court martialing
  9. court martialled
  10. court martialling
  11. court martials

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