court martial order
court-martial order. A written order containing the result of a court-martial trial.
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convening order
convening order. Military law. An instrument that creates a court-martial. • The convening order specifies (1) the type of court-martial and its time and place, (2) the names of the members and the trial and defense counsel, (3) the name of the military judge, if one has been detailed, and (4) if necessary, the authority
court martial
court-martial, n. An ad hoc military court convened under military authority to try someone accused of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice, particularly a member of the armed forces. [Cases: Armed Services 42; Military Justice 870–898. C.J.S. Armed Services § 166; Military Justice §§ 13, 138–158.] Pl. courts-martial. — court-martial, vb. “[C]ourts-martial are not
restriction
restriction. 1. A limitation or qualification. 2. A limitation (esp. in a deed) placed on the use or enjoyment of property. See restrictive covenant under COVENANT(4). [Cases: Covenants 49–52, 69.] 3. Military law. A deprivation of liberty involving moral and legal, rather than physical, restraint. • A military restriction is imposed as punishment either by
deferment
deferment, n. 1. The act of delaying; postponement (deferment of a judicial decision). 2. Military law. A delay in serving in the military. [Cases: Armed Services 20. 6. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 52–59.] 3. Military law. A delay in serving confinement that results from a court-martial until the sentence has been approved and its execution