drumhead court-martial

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as in court-martial

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Recent Examples of drumhead court-martial And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial. — Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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  1. court-martial
  2. high court
  3. supreme court
  4. criminal court
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  • Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland received the sentence at a general court-martial after pleading guilty to unpremeditated murder and related charges in the death of Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said Tuesday in a news release.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Because prosecutors charged him as a civilian defendant rather than through a court-martial, his case falls under the same framework as any federal financial or national security crime.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of court-martial
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  • The high court majority found the initial Democratic lawsuit was premature, but that was before the Republican administration issued a rule governing Postal Service delivery of mail ballots.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The high court heard oral arguments Monday regarding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of high court
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  • Nor did the attorney who represented Malosso in his supreme court appeal.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • No changes to the state supreme court bench are happening in Kansas' future.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of supreme court
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  • The first part of Reddington's questioning largely focused on Mack's history of serving as a witness in criminal court cases.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminal court

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