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a commissioned officer acting as a lawyer to advise a court martial on points of law or to act as prosecutor
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judge advocate — n pl judge advocates 1: an officer serving under the Judge Advocate General 2: an officer charged with administering military justice (as by acting as legal counsel or conducting an appellate review) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
Judge Advocate — Judge Judge (j[u^]j), n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F. juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Judge advocate — Advocate Ad vo*cate, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr. L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one s aid; ad + vocare to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.] 1. One who pleads… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
judge advocate — n. pl. judge advocates a military legal officer; esp., an officer designated to act as prosecutor at a court martial … English World dictionary
judge advocate — An officer of the Judge Advocate General s Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force or the Marine Corps who is designated as a judge advocate. 10 U.S.C.A. No. 801. In American usage, the term judge advocate no longer refers to … Black's law dictionary
judge advocate — An officer of the Judge Advocate General s Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force or the Marine Corps who is designated as a judge advocate. 10 U.S.C.A. No. 801. In American usage, the term judge advocate no longer refers to … Black's law dictionary
Judge Advocate — See Judge Advocate General; staff judge advocate … Ballentine's law dictionary
judge advocate — noun Date: 1677 1. an officer assigned to the judge advocate general s corps or department 2. a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander … New Collegiate Dictionary
judge advocate — noun 1. an officer assigned to the judge advocate general • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑commissioned officer 2. a staff office … Useful english dictionary
Judge Advocate General's Corps — Judge Advocate General s Corps, also known as JAG, can refer to the judicial arm of any of the United States Armed Forces including the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. The Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force do not… … Wikipedia
Judge Advocate General's Corps (disambiguation) — Judge Advocate General s Corps is the judicial arm of any of the United States armed forces.Judge Advocate General may also refer to:* Judge Advocate General (Canada) * Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark) * Judge Advocate General s Corps, U.S … Wikipedia
