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Recent Examples of drumhead court-martial
And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.
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Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumhead court-martial
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Their unit commanders called in Dr. Coates and several fellow soldiers and threatened them with court-martial and execution.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Apr. 2025
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The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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The high court ruling was not unlike the justices’ decision on May 19 that allowed the administration to revoke deportation protections and work permits for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in Florida and other states with Temporary Protected Status granted during the Biden presidency.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The trial took place one month before the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling expanding the scope of presidential immunity, and Trump's lawyers have argued that the evidence would have not been permitted based on the high court's ruling.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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The letter, which was started by development producer Sid Strickland of Motive Pictures and script editor Jack Casey, expresses solidarity for the trans, non-binary and intersex communities impacted by the supreme court ruling.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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The supreme court statement also included a similar remark.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 15-year-old’s arraignment in Bronx criminal court was pending Wednesday night.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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There was a third incident, according to statements in criminal court, though charges were not pressed at the time.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2025
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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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