court-martial
/ˈkoɚtˌmɑɚʃəl/
noun
plural courts-martial also court-martials
a military court :a court for people in the military who are accused of breaking military law [noncount]
[count] :a trial in a military court
verb
-tials; US -tialed or Brit -tialled; US -tialing or Brit -tialling
[+ obj] :to present evidence against (someone) in a military court :to put (someone) on trial in a military court
US