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- [kawrt, kohrt mahr-shuh l]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt ˈmɑr ʃəl/
- /kɔːt ˈmɑː.ʃəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawrt, kohrt mahr-shuh l]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt ˈmɑr ʃəl/
Definitions of court-martial word
- noun plural court-martial a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers, sailors, etc., against military or naval law. 1
- noun plural court-martial a trial by such a court. 1
- noun plural court-martial a conviction by such a court: He lost his privileges because of his court-martial. 1
- noun plural court-martial a session of such a court: He attended the court-martial this morning. 1
- verb with object court-martial to arraign and try by court-martial. 1
- noun court-martial law: military trial 1
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Origin of court-martial
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; earlier martial court
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Parts of speech for Court-martial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
court-martial popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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