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drumhead court-martial
drumhead court-martialn. A summary trial held during military operations, without the usual level of protection for the rights of the accused.
[So called because it was sometimes held around a drumhead.]drumhead court-martial n (Military) a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action [C19: from the use of a drumhead as a table around which the court-martial was held]drum′head court′-mar`tial
n. a court-martial usu. held on a battlefield. [1825–35; so called from the use of a drumhead as a table] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | drumhead court-martial - a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in actionarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"court-martial - a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law |
drumhead court-martial
Words related to drumhead court-martialnoun a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in actionRelated Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
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