### Question
What does applicable minimum number of members mean?


### Answer
**Applicable minimum number of members** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 829*:

> 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**

