Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun court-martial
2 senses of court-martial
Sense 1
court-martial -- (a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law)
=> military court -- (a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel)
Sense 2
court-martial -- (a trial that is conducted by a military court)
=> trial -- ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb court-martial
1 sense of court-martial
Sense 1
court-martial -- (subject to trial by court-martial)
=> judge, adjudicate, try -- (put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials")