drumhead court-martial

Noun

(military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.

Japanese Meaning

戦闘中に発生した緊急の違反行為を裁くため、現場で直ちに開催される軍の裁判（軍法会議）

What is this buttons?

Under fire, the officer convened a drumhead court-martial to try the accused soldier for alleged cowardice.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

敵の砲火の下、その将校は被告の兵を臨時の野戦軍法会議で裁くために招集した。

Details

Sense（1）

(military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.

So of course the citizen was only waiting for the wink of the word and he starts gassing out of him about the invincibles and the old guard and the men of sixtyseven and who fears to speak of ninetyeight and Joe with him about all the fellows that were hanged, drawn and transported for the cause by drumhead courtmartial and a new Ireland and new this, that and the other.

Penguin, 1992, p. 394

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