judge advocate general
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of judge advocate general
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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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
“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
McKaughan is a retired Navy lieutenant commander, while another candidate, Jonathan Hullihan, was a Navy judge advocate general.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2022
He was at that time on the staff of the judge advocate general, and they were on their way into Pine Bluff to hold a court-martial.
From The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself by Younger, Cole
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