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: 軍事法庭 (zh), 军事法庭 (zh) (jūnshì fǎtíng)

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

• German: Kriegsgericht (de) 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: 舉行軍事審判, 举行军事审判 (jǔxíng jūnshì shěnpàn)

• Finnish: viedä sotaoikeuteen

• French: faire comparaître en cour martiale
• German: jemanden vor ein Kriegsgericht bringen
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• matriculator