armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

court-martial - a military court to try serious breaches of martial law

provost court - a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"