court martial

See also: courtmartial and court-martial

English

Alternative forms

• court-martial

Etymology

A calque translation of French cour martiale, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.

Noun

court martial (plural courts martial or court martials)

1. A court where cases of military law are heard.

Translations

court

• Bulgarian: военен съд (voenen sǎd)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: krijgsraad (nl) m, krijgsgerecht n
• Finnish: sotaoikeus, sotatuomioistuin
• French: cour martiale (fr) f

• German: Kriegsgericht n
• Greek: στρατοδικείο (el) n (stratodikeío), (admiralty court) ναυτοδικείο (el) n (naftodikeío)
• Russian: вое́нный суд m (vojénnyj sud)
• Swedish: krigsrätt c
• Tagalog: hukumang-hukbo

Verb

court martial (third-person singular simple present court martials, present participle (US) court martialing or (UK) court martialling, simple past and past participle (US) court martialed or (UK) court martialled)

1. To bring court martial proceedings against someone.

Translations

to bring to court martial

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: viedä sotaoikeuteen

• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: jemanden vor ein Kriegsgericht bringen
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• matriculator