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軍法会議 (gunpoukaigi) Japanese meaning: court-martial | Kotomora

軍ぐん法ぽう会かい議ぎ

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Meanings

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court-martial

A military court that tries members of the armed forces for offenses under military law.

彼かれは軍ぐん法ぽう会かい議ぎにかけられた。

He was brought before a court-martial.

軍ぐん法ぽう会かい議ぎで有ゆう罪ざい判はん決けつを受うけた。

He was convicted at the court-martial.

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
法method, law, rule
会meeting, meet, party
議deliberation, consultation, debate

Related words

軍ぐん事じ裁さい判ばん
A broader term for military trial or military justice proceedings; 軍法会議 specifically refers to the court or tribunal itself.

Built from

軍ぐん法ぽう+会かい議ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 軍法 (military law) and 会議 (meeting, council). The term was coined in the Meiji period to translate Western concepts of military tribunals.