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drumhead court-martial

drum·head court-mar·tial (plural drum·head courts-mar·tial)


noun 
Definition:
 
military court in field: an informal brief trial held during military operations to hear charges of serious offenses committed by soldiers while in action

[Because an upturned drum serves as the magistrate's bench]
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