COURTMARTIAL

Court`-mar"tial (krt`mr"shal), n.; pl. Courts-martial (k.

Definition: A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law.

Court`-mar"tial, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Court-martialed (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n. Court-martialing.]

Definition: To subject to trial by a court-martial.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 September 2024

SPRINGBOARD

(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”


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