noun
court-martial
A military court that tries members of the armed forces for offenses under military law.
彼は軍法会議にかけられた。
He was brought before a court-martial.
軍法会議で有罪判決を受けた。
He was convicted at the court-martial.
A broader term for military trial or military justice proceedings; 軍法会議 specifically refers to the court or tribunal itself.
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.