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court martial

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
court -mar-tial
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A court where cases of military law are heard.

noun

A trial before such a tribunal.

verb

To subject to trial in a military court.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

courts martial (formal, plural) court martials (informal, plural) court-martial (alternative) courtmartial (alternative) court martials (present, singular) court martialing (US, participle) court martialling (UK, participle) court martialed (US, participle) court martialed (US, past) court martialled (UK, participle) court martialled (UK, past)

Phrases

drumhead court-martial general court-martial special court-martial summary court-martial

Frequently Paired Words

drumhead court-martial general court-martial special court-martial summary court-martial

Questions

What does court martial mean?
A court where cases of military law are heard.
Where does court martial come from?
A calque of French cour martiale, hence the unusual order of an adjective following the noun.

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