military court

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A Chinese military court issued suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers for corruption, punctuating a broad purge of China’s armed forces that has ousted most of the high command.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Within a year, Emma's case was through the military court.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Last week, a military court in Baku handed lengthy sentences, including life jail terms, to Armenian separatist leaders in a war crimes trial.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He was an Army lieutenant, prosecuted by a military court for insubordination and then acquitted.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Disobeying an order meant Kelley could be court-martialed: tried before a military court, and sentenced if found guilty.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge