general court-martial

noun

The most serious type of military trial in the US armed forces, equivalent to a civilian felony court.

Meanings

noungeneral court-martial (plural general court-martials)

plural general court-martials

  1. USgovernmentThe most serious type of military trial in the US armed forces, equivalent to a civilian felony court.
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