A court-martial (plural courts-martial)'s a military court. These military courts can determine punishments for members of the military subject to military law who're found guilty or may dismiss the charges based on the evidence and the case presented. to try cases in which a breakdown of military discipline may have occurred. Some countries however have no court-martial in time of peace: this's the case in France and Germany for example where civil courts are used instead. In addition, courts-… (More on Courts-martial)