### Question
How is the term applicable minimum number of members defined?


### Answer
The term **applicable minimum number of members** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 829* as the following:

> five members or, in a case in which the death penalty may be adjudged, the number of members determined under section 825a of this title (article 25a)

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 829*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER V-COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL**

