How to say "court-martial" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 軍法会議ぐんぽうかいぎnounThe standard word for a court-martial as an institution: the military body that tries service members for offenses. Use it when referring to the tribunal or the act of being tried by it.
- 軍事裁判ぐんじさいばんnounA less common way to express 'court-martial', treating the matter as a military trial or judicial proceedings. It can sound more general than 軍法会議, which is the usual term for the tribunal itself.
Both 軍法会議 and 軍事裁判 translate 'court-martial'; 軍法会議 is the common, standard term for the military tribunal itself, while 軍事裁判 is a less common alternative emphasizing the trial proceedings.
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