special court-martial

noun

An intermediate level military trial in the US armed forces, roughly equivalent to a civilian misdemeanor court.

Meanings

nounspecial court-martial (plural special court-martials)

plural special court-martials

  1. USgovernmentAn intermediate level military trial in the US armed forces, roughly equivalent to a civilian misdemeanor court.
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