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court-martial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Law, Military
ˌcourt-ˈmartial1 / $ ˈ. ˌ../ noun  SCLPM[countable, uncountable] a court that judges soldiers etc who may have broken military law, or an occasion when this judgment is made 军事法庭;军法审判 Navy commanders recommended that he be tried by court-martial. 海军指挥官建议把他送交军事法庭审判。
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court-martialIsiah Chestnut, has been discharged in lieu of a court-martial.The outcome - a court-martial and a dishonourable discharge.Risking a court-martial, he returned to Rangoon to join Chennault.A court-martial could have brought a discharge and jail.Corporal Spencer will be held in jail until his court-martial in 90 days.The court-martial found Captain Faulknor carried no blame and was acquitted.
Related topics: Law, Military
court-martial2 verb (court-martialled, court-martialling British English, court-martialed, court-martialing American English) [transitive]  SCLPMto hear and judge someone’s case in a military court 以军法审判 The drill instructor was court-martialled for having sex with a trainee. 军训教官因为和一名受训学员发生性关系而受到军法审判。
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court-martialThe Army decided against court-martialing him as a deserter.They'd court-martial me, you know that?
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ˌcourt-ˈmartial1 / $ ˈ. ˌ../ noun
[uncountable and countable] a court that judges soldiers etc who may have broken military law, or an occasion when this judgment is made:
    Navy commanders recommended that he be tried by court-martial.

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court-martial2 verb (past tense and past participle court-martialled, present participle court-martialling British English, court-martialed, court-martialing American English) [transitive]
to hear and judge someone’s case in a military court:
    The drill instructor was court-martialled for having sex with a trainee.


court-martialBrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they court-martial BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it court-martials BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃlz/ 🔊past simple court-martialled BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃld/ 🔊past participle court-martialled BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃld/ 🔊past simple (US) court-martialed BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃld/ 🔊past participle (US) court-martialed BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃld/ 🔊 -ing form court-martialling BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃəlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃəlɪŋ/ 🔊 -ing form (US) court-martialing BrE /ˌkɔːt ˈmɑːʃəlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːrt ˈmɑːrʃəlɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] ~ sb to hold a trial of sb in a military court (在军事法庭上)举行审判;以军法审判He was court-martialled for desertion. 他因擅离职守受到了军法审判。🔊🔊