court-martialling

  • 1court-martial — [kôrt′mär΄shəl] n. pl. courts martial; for COURT MARTIAL 2, now often court martials 1. a court of personnel in the armed forces for the trial of persons accused of breaking military law: see SUMMARY COURT MARTIAL, SPECIAL COURT MARTIAL, GENERAL… …

    English World dictionary

  • 2court-martial — court martials, court martialling, court martialled (The spellings court martialing and court martialed are used in American English; courts martial is also used as a plural form for the noun.) 1) N VAR A court martial is a trial in a military… …

    English dictionary

  • 3court-martial — court martial1 [ US ˈ. ˌ..] n [U and C] a court that judges soldiers etc who may have broken military law, or an occasion when this judgment is made ▪ Navy commanders recommended that he be tried by court martial. court martial 2 court martial2… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4court martial — ► NOUN (pl. courts martial or court martials) ▪ a judicial court for trying members of the armed services accused of breaking military law. ► VERB (court martial) (court martialled, court martialling; US court martialed, court martialing) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5court martial — is spelt as two words as a noun (plural courts martial). As a verb it is spelt with a hyphen, and it has inflected forms court martialled, court martialling …

    Modern English usage

  • 6court-martial — /kawrt mahr sheuhl, mahr , kohrt /, n., pl. courts martial, court martials, v., court martialed, court martialing or (esp. Brit.) court martialled, court martialling. n. 1. a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a… …

    Universalium

  • 7court-martial — I UK / US noun [countable] Word forms court martial : singular court martial plural court martials a) a military court for trials of members of the armed forces who have broken military laws b) a trial in a military court II UK / US verb… …

    English dictionary

  • 8court martial — noun (plural courts martial or court martials) a judicial court for trying members of the armed services accused of offences against military law. verb (court martial) (court martials, court martialling, court martialled; US court martials, court …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9court-martial — I. noun (plural courts martial; also court martials) Date: 1651 1. a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction 2. a trial by… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10court-martial — /ˈkɔt maʃəl/ (say kawt mahshuhl) verb (t) (court martialled or, US, court martialed, court martialling or, US, court martialing) to arraign and try by court martial …