Noun: court-martial (courts-martial,court-martials)  'kort,maa(r)-shul

1. (military law) a trial that is conducted by a military court
   "The soldier faced a court-martial for disobeying orders"
    
2. (military) a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
   "The soldier faced a court-martial for disobeying direct orders"

Verb: court-martial (court-martialled,court-martialling, or [US] court-martialed,court-martialing)  'kort,maa(r)-shul

1. Subject to trial by court-martial
   "The soldier was court-martialed for disobeying a direct order"

Derived forms: court-martialing, court-martialled, courts-martial, court-martials, court-martialling, court-martialed

Type of: adjudicate, judge, military court, trial, try

Encyclopedia: Court-martial