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U.S. Mil.a court-martial established to try violations of military law less serious than those tried by a general court-martial but more serious than those tried by a summary court-martial.
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special court-martial
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special court–martial — n: a court martial that consists of at least three officers, a trial judge advocate, and a defense counsel and that has authority to impose a limited sentence and hear only noncapital cases compare general court martial, summary court martial… … Law dictionary
special court-martial — n. a military court for judging offenses less grave than those judged by a general court martial … English World dictionary
special court martial — court martial convened to try cases of minor violations (in the USA) … English contemporary dictionary
special court-martial — noun a court martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers • Hypernyms: ↑court martial * * * noun : a court martial consisting of at least three officers, a trial judge… … Useful english dictionary
special court-martial — One of three kinds of court martials, intermediate, a general court martial and a summary court martial, conducted before a body of at least three commissioned officers, and limited in jurisdiction generally to noncapital offenses … Ballentine's law dictionary
court-martial — n. (1) A military court that hears cases involving members of the armed forces. (2) A trial or proceeding before a military court. v. To try someone in a court martial. pl. courts martial or court martials The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… … Law dictionary
court-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
court-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
court-martial — I noun 1. a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
court-martial — A court of the military, of one of the Armed Services, for the trial of offenses under the Code of Military Justice, which may be in the order of rank a general court martial, a special court martial, or a summary court martial; a prosecution… … Ballentine's law dictionary
