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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  1. court-martial
  2. high court
  3. supreme court
  4. criminal court
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  • 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
  • Because prosecutors charged him as a civilian defendant rather than through a court-martial, his case falls under the same framework as any federal financial or national security crime.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of court-martial
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  • The high court's opinion released Monday did indeed leave open the possibility that Cook could be dismissed in the future.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • O'Connor would become the first woman justice to serve on the high court.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of high court
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  • But Germany’s supreme court previously has set a very high bar for banning parties.
    — DAVID KEYTON, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
  • But Germany's supreme court has set the bar for banning parties very high in the past.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of supreme court
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  • Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • Of them, 15 were arrested and 41 were released with criminal court summonses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026
Definition of criminal court

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