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Court-martial
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A court-martial is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defend
Illustration of a Royal Navy court-martial in 1815
Illustration of a Royal Navy court-martial in 1815
The Field Court Martial of the Finnish 15th Brigade in July 1944
The Field Court Martial of the Finnish 15th Brigade in July 1944
Area A "red sign" near Bethlehem in the West Bank.
Area A "red sign" near Bethlehem in the West Bank.
A court-martial scene in the 1954 film The Caine Mutiny
A court-martial scene in the 1954 film The Caine Mutiny
Martial law
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Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or i
Court-martial
…procedures as would be the holding military's own forces. Finally, courts-martial can be convened for other purposes, such as dealing with violations of martial law, and can involve civilian defendants. Most navies have a standard court-martial which convenes whenever a ship is lost; this does not presume that the…
Tanks during the imposition of martial law in Poland, December 1981
Tanks during the imposition of martial law in Poland, December 1981
Dunmore's Proclamation declaring martial law in the Colony of Virginia on 7 November 1775
Dunmore's Proclamation declaring martial law in the Colony of Virginia on 7 November 1775
Martial law in Egypt: Egyptian tanks used in a checkpoint near midtown Tahrir during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Martial law in Egypt: Egyptian tanks used in a checkpoint near midtown Tahrir during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Polish ZOMO squads with police batons preparing to violently disperse protesters during martial law in Poland, 1981–1983. The sarcastic caption reads
Polish ZOMO squads with police batons preparing to violently disperse protesters during martial law in Poland, 1981–1983. The sarcastic caption reads "outstretched hands of understanding" or "outstretched hands for agreement", with batons ironically symbolizing hands. 91 protesters died at the hands of the ZOMO and the Secret Services (SB).