Military Court (Noun)
Meaning
A judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The accused soldier was led into the military court, where a panel of high-ranking officers would decide his fate.
- In times of war, a military court can be quickly assembled to try soldiers for serious infractions in the field.
- She had been stationed overseas when she was suddenly summoned to appear before a military court on charges of insubordination.
- His defense lawyer argued that the military court had no jurisdiction in this matter and that his client's case should be heard in a civilian court instead.
- After the raid went tragically wrong, the officer in charge was brought before a military court on charges of dereliction of duty.