Noun

Singular military tribunal

Plural military tribunals

military tribunal (plural military tribunals)

1. A military court designed to try members of enemy forces during times of war.

A military tribunal is a kind of military court designed to try members of enemy forces during wartime, operating outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil proceedings. The judges are military officers and fulfill the role of jurors. Military tribunals are distinct from courts-martial.

A military tribunal is an inquisitorial system based on charges brought by a military authorities, prosecuted by a military authority, judged by military officers, and sentenced by military officers against a member of an adversarial force.