Definition of "courts-martial" []

• Plural of court-martial. (noun)

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• "The governor had given Washington revised powers to call courts-martial early in April 1756, and the colonel complained that the Virginia act against mutiny and desertion was not broad enough."
• "Officials involved in the courts-martial had issued a strict protective order, seeking to severely limit access to the photographs due to their sensitive nature."
• "Excerpt: As required by the Military Commissions Act of 2006, the rules and procedures in the Manual for Military Commissions apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence used in general courts-martial, so far as the secretary of Defense considers practicable or consistent with military or intelligence activities."