martial

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mar|tial /m'ɑːrʃəl/
[ADJ] usu ADJ n
Martial is used to describe things relating to soldiers or war. (FORMAL)
The paper was actually twice banned under the martial regime.
see also court martialcourt mar|tial (court martials court martialling court martialled)
also court-martial
The spellings court martialing and court martialed are used in American English; courts martial is also used as a plural form for the noun.
1 [N-VAR]
A court martial is a trial in a military court of a member of the armed forces who is charged with breaking a military law.
He is due to face a court-martial on drugs charges...
He was arrested, tried by court martial and shot.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
If a member of the armed forces is court martialled, he or she is tried in a military court.
I was court-martialled and sentenced to six months in a military prison.mar|tial art (martial arts)
[N-COUNT]
A martial art is one of the methods of fighting, often without weapons, that come from the Far East, for example kung fu, karate, or judo.mar|tial law
[N-UNCOUNT]
Martial law is control of an area by soldiers, not the police.
The military leadership have lifted martial law in several more towns.

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