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captain's mast

–noun
a session at which the captain of a naval ship hears and acts on the cases of enlisted personnel charged with committing offenses.

Origin:
1940–45
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captain's mast  
n.  A disciplinary hearing during which the commanding officer of a naval unit studies and disposes of cases against the enlisted personnel in the unit.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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