a combining form meaning âlacking,â âleaving,â used in the formation of compound words: lipography. Origin. < Greek, combining form of lip-, weak stem of leÃ­pein to leave, be lacking; see -o-. British Dictionary definitions for lipo-.
Military tribunals in the United States. Military tribunals in the United States are military courts designed to try members of enemy forces during wartime, operating outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil proceedings. The judges are military officers and fulfill the role of jurors. Military tribunals are distinct from courts-martial.
Courtâ²-marâ²tial, a court held by officers of the army or navy for the trial of offences against military or naval laws:âpl. Courtsâ²-marâ²tial; one improvised in time of war round an upturned drum for summary judgment is a Drumhead court-martial; Courtâ²-plasâ²ter, sticking-plaster made of silk, originally applied as patches on the face by ladies at court; Courtâ²-roll, the record of a court of justice; Courtâ²ship, courtly behaviour: the act of wooing with intention to marry ...