judge advocate general
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noun, plural judge advocates general, judge advocate generals. Military.
the chief legal officer of an army, navy, or air force.
Origin of judge advocate general
First recorded in 1860–65
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But what the Judge-Advocate-General did do, in view of the crisis, is sufficiently apparent.
The Judicial Murder of Mary E. SurrattDavid Miller DeWitt
These charges have come down from head-quarters, having been prepared in the office of the Judge-Advocate-General.
Wanderings in IndiaJohn Lang
In the English navy there is an official whose functions are somewhat similar to those of the judge-advocate-general.
The foregoing is a synoptical statement of the evidence, together with the judge-advocate-general's conclusions.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume SevenAbraham Lincoln
judge advocate general
noun plural judge advocates general or judge advocate generals
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