COURT-MARTIAL

A military court, convened under authority of government and the articles of war, for trying and punishing military offenses committed by soldiers· or sailors in the army or navy. People v. Van Allen, 55 N. Y. 31; Carver v. U. S., 16 Ct. Cl. 361; U. S. v. '.Mackenzie, 30 Fed. Oas. 1160. COURT OF ADMIRALTY, A court having jurisdiction of causes arising under the rules of admiralty law.,see ADMIRALTY. -High court of admiralty. In English law. This was a court which exercised jurisdiction in' prize cases, and had general juris-· diction in maritime causes, on the.instance side. Its proceedings were usually in f'em, and its practice and principles derived in large measure from the civil law. The judicature acts of 1873 transferred all the powers and jurisdiction of this tribunal to the probate. di• vorce, and admiralty division of the high court of justice. [s. 292]