court-ˈmartial, v. colloq.
[f. prec.]
trans. To try by court martial.
| 1859 Lang Wand. India 61 He would..have been court-martialled and cashiered for the very first offence. 1865 Daily Tel. 27 Nov. 5/6 He desired to court-martial General Lee and others. 1889 Times 4 Apr. 5/1 The possibility of his [Gen. Boulanger's] being arrested, court-martialled, and shot was also spoken of. |