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.
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Nearby words
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Origin of judge advocate general
First recorded in 1860–65
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Examples from the Web for judge advocate general
In the English navy there is an official whose functions are somewhat similar to those of the judge-advocate-general.
But what the Judge-Advocate-General did do, in view of the crisis, is sufficiently apparent.
The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt|David Miller DeWittThese charges have come down from head-quarters, having been prepared in the office of the Judge-Advocate-General.
Wanderings in India|John LangThe foregoing is a synoptical statement of the evidence, together with the judge-advocate-general's conclusions.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven|Abraham Lincoln
British Dictionary definitions for judge advocate general
judge advocate general
noun plural judge advocates general or judge advocate generals
the civil adviser to the Crown on matters relating to courts martial and on military law generally
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