drumhead court-martial
drumhead court-martial · drumhead court-martials
военно-полевой суд
Standgericht
A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in actionA court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.
Meaning
1 sensesA court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.
See also citations under drum-head court.
Standgericht
военно-полевой судvojenno-polevoj sud
a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
Perhaps because a drum head had to be used as a meeting point or an improvised writing tabPerhaps because a drum head had to be used as a meeting point or an improvised writing table.
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Forms
plural: drumhead court-martials| Singular | drumhead court-martial |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsdrumhead tribunaldrum-head court