Court Martial definition:
A military court set up to try and punish offenses taken by members of the army, navy or air force.
COURT MARTIAL - Partly Obs. A court authorized by the articles of war, for the trial of all offenders in the army or navy, for military offences.
Court martial
A military court set up to try and punish offenses taken by members of the army, navy or air force
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When a soldier is remanded by his commanding officer for trial by a district or general court martial, a copy of the charge, together with the statements of the witnesses for the prosecution (called the summary of evidence), is furnished to him, ...
In feudal times, at many courts one or more of the major dignitaries were styled marshal or a compound such as court marshal (not related to court martial) or grand marshal; their functions varied, also in time, ...
An officer who, is a member of a court martial. 2. His duties are to prosecute in the name of the United States, but he shall so far consider himself as counsel for the prisoner, after the prisoner shall have made his plea, ...
They are the officer in US army, navy or US Air force who are also the prosecutors or attornies for all those officers in court martials.
by a defined territory (the jurisdiction of the District Court is restricted to offences committed in that district), by the type of case (the jurisdiction of a criminal court is limited to criminal cases) or to certain persons (a court martial only ...
 See also: Office, Court, Officer, Law, Judge
  
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