judge advocate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of judge advocate
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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“Is it possible Russia would permit it to be re-registered in Russia without an inspection? It’s possible,” said Eugene Fidell, research scholar at Yale Law School and a former Coast Guard judge advocate general.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
Starting in the early 1900s, Congress enacted predecessors to Section 12406 that used the term in this way; members of the armed forces, including the Army’s judge advocate general, confirmed this interpretation.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
Geoffrey S. Corn, a retired judge advocate general lawyer and former Army senior adviser for law-of-war issues, stated the obvious to the Times: That selling a dangerous product is different from an armed attack:
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
Her fluency also comes in handy when she visits the relatives of her husband, Yado Yukub, a Syrian American who serves as a judge advocate in the Marine Corps.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
When it reassembled the judge advocate triumphantly presented a telegram from Governor Letcher, in answer to one sent to him.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary
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