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summary court-martial

summary court-martial noun: the lowest level and least formal type of military trial in the US armed forces, used to resolve minor offenses quickly.

Noun

summary court-martial (plural summary court-martials)

  1. (US) The lowest level and least formal type of military trial in the US armed forces, used to resolve minor offenses quickly.

Forms of summary court-martial

pluralsummary court-martials

Questions about summary court-martial

What does summary court-martial mean?
Summary court-martial means the lowest level and least formal type of military trial in the US armed forces, used to resolve minor offenses quickly.
What part of speech is summary court-martial?
Summary court-martial is a noun.
What is the plural of summary court-martial?
The plural of summary court-martial is summary court-martials.

Words near summary court-martial in the dictionary

  1. summarizer
  2. summarizers
  3. summarizes
  4. summarizing
  5. summary
  6. summary court-martial
  7. summary court-martials
  8. summary diligence
  9. summary dismissal
  10. summary dismissals
  11. summary execution

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