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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 Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) A military court for trying offenses of the Uniform Code of Military Justice by members of the armed services.2) To charge a member of the military with an offense against military law.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. An ad hoc military court whose judges are commissioned officers of higher rank than, and of the same branch of the armed services as, the accused. This court is convened to try a member of the armed services who is accused of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice.@ general court-martialThe highest military court, comprised of five officers (unless the defendant decides to be tried by only one judge) with jurisdiction to try all offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and to impose any sanction permitted by the code (including death).@ special court-martialAn intermediate military court, comprised of three officers (unless the defendant decides to be tried by only one judge) with jurisdiction to try all noncapital offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. However, the sanctions this court can prescribe may be no greater than a dismissal from the armed services or six months imprisonment.@ summary court-martialThe lowest military court, comprised of one officer. The type of offenses this court can try and the sanctions it is allowed to impose are very limited. Furthermore, the accused may refuse trial by a summary court-martial, in which case he or she will be tried by a general or special court-martial.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A tribunal that tries violations of military criminal law. It often refers to the entire military justice process, from actual court proceedings to punishment.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A tribunal that tries violations of military criminal law. It often refers to the entire military justice process, from actual court proceedings to punishment.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) n. a military court for trying offenses in violation of army, navy or other armed service rules and regulations, made up of military officers, who act as both finders of fact (in effect, a jury) and as arbiters (judges) of the law applying to the case. A general court-martial is conducted by a military legal officer (Judge Advocate) and at least five officers for major offenses, including those requiring the death penalty. A special court-martial is generally for lesser offenses and is conducted by three officers, who may order dismissal, hard labor or lengthy confinement. Minor offenses are conducted by a single officer in a summary court-martial.2) v. to charge a member of the military with an offense against military law or to find him/her guilty of such a violation. A court-martial conviction can be appealed to the U.S. Court of Military Appeals.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
