SPECIAL COURT-MARTIAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("special court-martial" is a kind of...):

court-martial (a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law)

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