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She was arraigned before a drumhead court martial... found guilty and executed by a firing-squad. (M. West, ‘Daughter of Silence’, ch. VI) — Агнесса Максетти предстала перед военно-полевым судом... была признана виновной и расстреляна.
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1) (суждение) judg(e) ment, verdict
2) (государственный орган) law-court, court, court (of justice/law) подавать в суд на кого-л. ≈ to bring an action against smb. добиваться чего-л. судом ≈ to take smth. to court быть под судом ≈ to be on/under trial подавать в суд ≈ to take it into court предстать перед судом ≈ appear выступать в суде ≈ appear, plead суд чести ≈ court of honour заседание суда ≈ sitting of the court сессия суда ≈ court session на суде ≈ in court предавать суду ≈ to prosecute вызвать в суд ≈ to summons, to subpoena третейский суд ≈ court of arbitration военный суд ≈ court martial военно-полевой суд ≈ drum-head court martial представать перед судом ≈ be up суд примирительного производства ≈ court of conciliation
3) (правосудие) justice божий суд ≈ divine justice
4) (разбор дела) trial, legal proceedings
5) коллект. the judges мн., the benchм.
1. (государственный орган) (law-) court, court of law, court of justice;
~ низшей инстанции minor court;
здание ~а court-house;
зал ~а court(-room) ;
2. (разбирательство дел) trial;
на ~е in court, at/during the trial;
попасть под ~ be* brought to trial;
идти под ~ be* prosecuted, be* tried;
быть под ~ом be* under trial;
3. (общественный орган) court;
~ чести court of honour;
4. (суждение) judgement;
(заключение, оценка) verdict;
~ народа popular verdict;
~ потомства the verdict of posterity;
5. третейский ~ arbitration court;
страшный ~ церк. The Last Judgement.
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