Meaning of "court-martial" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF COURT-MARTIAL

court-martial  [ˌkɔːtˈmɑːʃəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COURT-MARTIAL

Court-Martial is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb court-martial in English.

WHAT DOES COURT-MARTIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Court-martial

A court-martial is a military court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defendant is found guilty, to decide upon punishment. Most militaries maintain a court-martial system to try cases in which a breach of military discipline may have occurred. Some countries, however, have no courts-martial in time of peace; this is the case in France and Germany, for example, where ordinary, civilian courts are used instead. In addition, courts-martial may be used to try prisoners of war for war crimes. The Geneva Convention requires that POWs who are on trial for war crimes be subject to the same procedures as would be the holding military's own forces. Most navies have a standard court-martial which convenes whenever a ship is lost; this does not presume that the captain is suspected of wrongdoing, but merely that the circumstances surrounding the loss of the ship be made part of the official record.

Definition of court-martial in the English dictionary

The definition of court-martial in the dictionary is to try by court martial.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COURT-MARTIAL

PRESENT

Present

I court-martial

you court-martial

he/she/it court-martials

we court-martial

you court-martial

they court-martial

Present continuous

I am court-martialling

you are court-martialling

he/she/it is court-martialling

we are court-martialling

you are court-martialling

they are court-martialling

Present perfect

I have court-martialled

you have court-martialled

he/she/it has court-martialled

we have court-martialled

you have court-martialled

they have court-martialled

Present perfect continuous

I have been court-martialling

you have been court-martialling

he/she/it has been court-martialling

we have been court-martialling

you have been court-martialling

they have been court-martialling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I court-martialled

you court-martialled

he/she/it court-martialled

we court-martialled

you court-martialled

they court-martialled

Past continuous

I was court-martialling

you were court-martialling

he/she/it was court-martialling

we were court-martialling

you were court-martialling

they were court-martialling

Past perfect

I had court-martialled

you had court-martialled

he/she/it had court-martialled

we had court-martialled

you had court-martialled

they had court-martialled

Past perfect continuous

I had been court-martialling

you had been court-martialling

he/she/it had been court-martialling

we had been court-martialling

you had been court-martialling

they had been court-martialling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will court-martial

you will court-martial

he/she/it will court-martial

we will court-martial

you will court-martial

they will court-martial

Future continuous

I will be court-martialling

you will be court-martialling

he/she/it will be court-martialling

we will be court-martialling

you will be court-martialling

they will be court-martialling

Future perfect

I will have court-martialled

you will have court-martialled

he/she/it will have court-martialled

we will have court-martialled

you will have court-martialled

they will have court-martialled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been court-martialling

you will have been court-martialling

he/she/it will have been court-martialling

we will have been court-martialling

you will have been court-martialling

they will have been court-martialling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would court-martial

you would court-martial

he/she/it would court-martial

we would court-martial

you would court-martial

they would court-martial

Conditional continuous

I would be court-martialling

you would be court-martialling

he/she/it would be court-martialling

we would be court-martialling

you would be court-martialling

they would be court-martialling

Conditional perfect

I would have court-martial

you would have court-martial

he/she/it would have court-martial

we would have court-martial

you would have court-martial

they would have court-martial

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been court-martialling

you would have been court-martialling

he/she/it would have been court-martialling

we would have been court-martialling

you would have been court-martialling

they would have been court-martialling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you court-martial
we let´s court-martial
you court-martial

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to court-martial

Past participle

court-martialled

Present Participle

court-martialling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF COURT-MARTIAL

Find out the translation of court-martial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of court-martial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «court-martial» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 军事法庭
• Translator English - Spanish: consejo de guerra
• English: court-martial
• Translator English - Hindi: कोर्ट मार्शल
• Translator English - Arabic: محكمة عسكرية
• Translator English - Russian: военно-полевой суд
• Translator English - Portuguese: corte marcial
• Translator English - Bengali: কোর্ট মার্শাল
• Translator English - French: cour martiale
• Translator English - Malay: Mahkamah tentera
• Translator English - German: Kriegsgericht
• Translator English - Japanese: 軍法会議の
• Translator English - Korean: 군법
• Translator English - Javanese: Pengadilan-tukang pencak
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ra trước tòa án quân sự
• Translator English - Tamil: இராணுவ நீதிமன்றம்
• Translator English - Marathi: सैन्याबाहेर हाकलून देणे
• Translator English - Turkish: Askeri mahkeme
• Translator English - Italian: corte marziale
• Translator English - Polish: sąd wojenny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: військово - польовий суд
• Translator English - Romanian: Curtea Marțială
• Translator English - Greek: στρατοδικείο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hof - martial
• Translator English - Swedish: krigsrätt
• Translator English - Norwegian: krigsrett

QUOTES WITH «COURT-MARTIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word court-martial.

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Thomas Hardy

I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURT-MARTIAL»

Discover the use of court-martial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to court-martial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Court Martial

This could mean arrest, court-martial and execution. Or it could mean torture and starvation.

Sven Hassel, 2010

Court-Martial at Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident

The definitive account of a tragic episode in U.S. Marine Corps history and its aftermath

John C. Stevens, 2007

Cold War Casualty: The Court-martial of Major General Robert ...

New research data gathered through the Freedom of Information Act and the first use of the Grow files provide the framework for this absorbing account of the general court-martial of one of General George S. Patton's famous armored division ...

George F. Hofmann, 1993

The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and ...

Features the story of the United States sergeant who defected to the North Korean army in 1965 and his subsequent forty years as a political prisoner there.

Charles Robert Jenkins, Jim Frederick, 2009

The Court-martial of Daniel Boone: A Novel

Based on a true but little known episode in Daniel Boone's lide, Allan Eckert's first full-length novel re-creates the legendary frontiersman's severest test - the trial for his life at Boonesborough in 1778.

Allan W. Eckert, 2005

Rant on the Court Martial and Service Law

This new edition of Rant on the Court Martial, Discipline, and the Criminal Process in the Armed Services follows the Armed Forces Act 2006, which overhauls the naval and military justice systems, establishing a single system of service law ...

HHJ Jeff Blackett, 2009

Report of the State Trials, Before a General Court Martial ...

Exhibiting a Complete History of the Late Rebellion in Lower Canada Québec ( Province). General Court Martial, Sir John Colborne. Until the benefits which the practice of Courts Martial, constituted as the present, and for the like purposes, ...

Québec (Province). General Court Martial, Sir John Colborne, 1839

The Expeditions of John Charles Frémont: suppl. Proceedings ...

247. Fremont. to. Abel. Stearns. WASHINGTON CITY Oct. 26th 1847 MY DEAR SIR, I write to you under the pressure of accumulated business and in the midst of the serious preparation for a court martial by which I am ...

Donald Dean Jackson, Mary Lee Spence, 1970

From Behind a Closed Door: Secret Court Martial Records of ...

These records, the subject of heated speculation and propaganda for over eighty years, are now presented in this book.

Brian Barton, 2002

Court-Martial Reports

Decisions rendered by service Courts of Military Review subsequent to those reported in Volume 43, Court-Martial Reports, are reported in this volume. On 1 August 1969 the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURT-MARTIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term court-martial is used in the context of the following news items.

Charges pending against Marine in death of toddler at MCAS Yuma

... determine whether the case will be forwarded to a court-martial for trial. ... we'll understand if there is probable cause for a court-martial," said ... «Yuma Sun, Jul 15»

Air Force captain faces charges of sexual assault and harming a child

A court-martial is scheduled Nov. 16. Nuhu is assigned to the 15th Intelligence Squadron at Langley-Eustis. He entered military service in May ... «AirForceTimes.com, Jul 15»

Boko Haram: Army To Court-martial More Soldiers Over Cowardice …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah has assured the people of Borno State that the Nigerian Army was battle ready and ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army mulls court-martial of more soldiers

“I must set up court-martial and if you are in my place and you did nothing you are not worth being a Chief of Army Staff. I did that, I have no ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»

Museveni appoints army General Court Martial

Maj Gen Levi Karuhanga has been reappointed Chairman of the Court-martial. The appointed court members are Lt Col Jasper Abeka, Maj ... «New Vision, Jul 15»

India's court-martial system fails on all counts: competence …

The court-martial procedure is broadly similar across these laws, with some key differences in the Navy Act. Paramilitary forces have their own ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»

Fifth sailor found guilty in Wyoming sub video ring

Of the 11 suspects, seven have been charged and six have faced court-martial. In addition to the two sailors found guilty of recording female ... «NavyTimes.com, Jun 15»

Three face court-martial for gang-rape of fellow airman

Three Airmen First Class will face a court-martial on charges that they raped a fellow airman, the Judge Advocate General's office announced. «AirForceTimes.com, Jun 15»

Courts-Martial

Sgt. Andrew J. Franks, F Company, 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, pleaded guilty during a general court-martial ... «Bayonet, Jun 15»

Army set to court-martial Ransome-Kuti, four others

Army set to court-martial Ransome-Kuti, four others The Nigerian Army has concluded plans to arraign a former Commander of the ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jun 15»