colloq. [f. prec.] trans. To try by court martial.
1815. Fred. E. Hedges, in Carlisle Herald, 13 July, 1/2. I applied to the col. to return me my resignation and to have me court-martialled, both of which he refused to do.
1859. J. Lang, Wand. India, 61. He would, most probably, have been court-martialled and cashiered for the very first offence.
1865. Daily Tel., 27 Nov., 5/6. He desired to court-martial General Lee and others.
1889. Times, 4 April, 5/1. The possibility of his [Gen. Boulanger’s] being arrested, court-martialled, and shot was also spoken of.
