Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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BCD special court-martial

A special court-martial in which a possible punishment is a bad-conduct discharge (a "BCD").

special court-martial

A proceeding that is presided over by a military judge and no fewer than three members (who serve as jurors) to hear noncapital offenses and prescribe a sanction of hard labor, dismissal, or extended confinement (up to six months). 0 It is the intermediate level of courts-martial.