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Standgericht
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German
Etymology
de :af Stand<t:standing> Gericht<t:tribunal, court of justice>
From de Stand standing Gericht tribunal, court of justice.
Pronunciation
de De-Standgericht.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s
de military an exceptional tribunal held in the field or during a state of emergency; a drumhead court-martial
de Die mutmaßlichen Partisanen wurden per Standgericht zum Tode verurteilt und gehängt. The presumed partisans were sentenced to death in a drumhead court-martial and hanged.
Declension
n,(e)s