district court-martial
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A district court-martial is a mid-level military court in the armed forces that tries service personnel for a range of offences under military law, with powers and procedures defined by statutes such as the Army Act, 1950.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| district court-martial canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6128144 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: district court-martial Context triple: [Army Act, 1950, providesFor, district court-martial]
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A.
Army Court of Criminal Appeals
The Army Court of Criminal Appeals is an intermediate appellate court within the U.S. military justice system that reviews courts-martial convictions of Army personnel for legal and factual sufficiency.
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B.
United States military courts of criminal appeals
The United States military courts of criminal appeals are intermediate appellate courts within the U.S. military justice system that review courts-martial convictions for legal and factual sufficiency.
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C.
United States military commission
The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
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D.
United States court-martial system
The United States court-martial system is the formal military justice framework that conducts criminal trials of service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, operating as an internal judicial system separate from civilian courts.
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E.
court-martial at Fort Meade
The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: district court-martial Target entity description: A district court-martial is a mid-level military court in the armed forces that tries service personnel for a range of offences under military law, with powers and procedures defined by statutes such as the Army Act, 1950.
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A.
Army Court of Criminal Appeals
The Army Court of Criminal Appeals is an intermediate appellate court within the U.S. military justice system that reviews courts-martial convictions of Army personnel for legal and factual sufficiency.
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B.
United States military courts of criminal appeals
The United States military courts of criminal appeals are intermediate appellate courts within the U.S. military justice system that review courts-martial convictions for legal and factual sufficiency.
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C.
United States military commission
The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
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D.
United States court-martial system
The United States court-martial system is the formal military justice framework that conducts criminal trials of service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, operating as an internal judicial system separate from civilian courts.
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E.
court-martial at Fort Meade
The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military court ⓘ |
| aimsTo | administer justice within the armed forces ⓘ |
| appliesStandardOfProof | beyond reasonable doubt ⓘ |
| appliesTo | service personnel ⓘ |
| canImpose |
dismissal from service within statutory limits
ⓘ
forfeiture of pay and allowances within statutory limits ⓘ imprisonment within statutory limits ⓘ |
| composition | presiding officer and other military officers as members ⓘ |
| convenesBy | competent military authority ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
general court-martial
ⓘ
summary court-martial ⓘ |
| ensures | discipline in the armed forces ⓘ |
| governedBy |
military law
ⓘ
rules made under the Army Act, 1950 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
enlisted personnel
ⓘ
junior commissioned officers ⓘ |
| hasPower |
award punishments authorized by military law
ⓘ
try service personnel for offences ⓘ |
| hasProcedure |
procedures defined by statute
ⓘ
summary of evidence before trial ⓘ |
| hears |
certain criminal offences under service law
ⓘ
disciplinary offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | offences under military law ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | mid-level ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | language prescribed by service regulations ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Army Act, 1950
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military statutes ⓘ |
| mayBeConvenedIn |
field conditions
ⓘ
peace stations ⓘ |
| mayInclude | judge advocate as legal adviser ⓘ |
| objective | balance discipline with fairness to the accused ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | command structure of the armed forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
armed forces judicial structure
ⓘ
military justice system ⓘ |
| provides |
opportunity to present defence
ⓘ
right of the accused to be heard ⓘ |
| records |
findings on each charge
ⓘ
sentence awarded ⓘ |
| requires |
formal charge sheet
ⓘ
record of proceedings ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
appeal or petition under military law
ⓘ
confirmation of findings and sentence ⓘ constitutional and statutory safeguards where applicable ⓘ review by higher military authorities ⓘ set-aside or mitigation by reviewing authority ⓘ |
| uses | rules of evidence adapted to military context ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: district court-martial Description of subject: A district court-martial is a mid-level military court in the armed forces that tries service personnel for a range of offences under military law, with powers and procedures defined by statutes such as the Army Act, 1950.
Referenced by (1)
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