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noun
A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Synonyms: drum-head court, drumhead tribunal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: court-martial
History
Perhaps because a drum head had to be used as a meeting point or an improvised writing table.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
