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单词 judge advocate general
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judge advocate general


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

Words nearby judge advocate general

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Example sentences 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.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various
  • 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 DeWitt
  • These charges have come down from head-quarters, having been prepared in the office of the Judge-Advocate-General.

    Wanderings in India|John Lang
  • 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 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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