general court-martial in English

noun
1
a court-martial for trying serious offenses, consisting of at least five officers with the authority to impose a sentence of dishonorable discharge or death.
Two commanders of regional readiness commands have even requested and been granted general court-martial convening authority as a test.

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1. General Court martial This is the most serious type of Court martial that you could receive.

2. Beach is scheduled to appear next month before a general court-martial, the most serious criminal proceeding in the military.

3. Jones will face a special court-martial, as opposed to a general court-martial, which is used for more serious offenses.

4. (1) read as follows: “Within 30 days after the sentence of a general court-martial or of a special court-martial which has Adjudged a bad-conduct discharge has been announced, the accused may submit to the convening authority matters for consideration by the convening authority with respect to the findings and the