| Court-martial 1. (n.) A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law. 2. (v. t.) To subject to trial by a court-martial. Thesaurus Entries assize, change of venue, court-martial, cross-interrogation, cross-questioning, direct examination, examination, grill, grilling, hearing, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, jury trial, mistrial, police interrogation, questioning, redirect examination, the grill, third degree, third-degree, trial, trial by jury |