Drumhead Court-martial Definition
noun
A summary court-martial held in the field for trial of offenses committed during military operations or troop movements.
Webster's New World
Origin of Drumhead Court-martial
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Perhaps because a drumhead had to be used as a meeting point or an improvised writing table.
From Wiktionary
So called because it was sometimes held around a drumhead
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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