DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

drumhead court-martial

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Recent Examples of drumhead court-martial And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial. — Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Ordered to give up the codes under the threat of court-martial, Kirk refuses.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland received the sentence at a general court-martial after pleading guilty to unpremeditated murder and related charges in the death of Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said Tuesday in a news release.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

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The two questions the high court will examine include how the Employment Division‘s rule on a law’s neutrality should be applied and if the 10th Circuit should have used a different precedent as its guide, rather than the Employment Division.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The high court found that the administration had not demonstrated that the president was authorized to use regular military forces to execute federal laws or that those forces were unable to carry out the mission.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of high court

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But the editorial boards of both the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel have continued to watch this supreme court for the past six years.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections.

— Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of supreme court

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The plan prompted European soccer’s governing body to threaten to bring a complaint to criminal court.

— New York Times, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
She is expected to face her federal charges in petty violations court in Brooklyn and to face two assault charges in criminal court in Queens, sources said.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2026

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