judge advocate general
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of judge advocate general
First recorded in 1860–65
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He is also a veteran who served in the Navy as a judge advocate general.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“The Coast Guard has teams that are specially trained to come down and take control of vessels like this,” said William Baumgartner, former judge advocate general and chief counsel for the Coast Guard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 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
He told me I would have to get a permit from the judge advocate general before he could allow me to talk with Nancy.
From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
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