drumhead 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumhead court-martial
Noun
  • Ordered to give up the codes under the threat of court-martial, Kirk refuses.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Thompson appealed to the high court after losing at the appeals court level.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For example, this year, the high court refused to allow the president to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But the editorial boards of both the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel have continued to watch this supreme court for the past six years.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections.
    — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The plan prompted European soccer’s governing body to threaten to bring a complaint to criminal court.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Her directive contradicts state law, which since 2023 has required judges to livestream most criminal court proceedings except under particular circumstances.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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