judge advocate general

noun

: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, air force, or navy

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Miyares won the GOP nod narrowly over Chuck Smith, a former Navy judge advocate general and gun-rights activist who turned in an unexpectedly strong showing. Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 May 2021 Joshua Mast, a Marine captain and judge advocate general who was in Afghanistan as part of an interagency effort to evaluate civilian casualties, took a particular interest in her. Rozina Ali, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022 In the film, Tom Cruise plays a judge advocate general—a Navy attorney—who defends marines accused of a deadly assault at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 With the war in Iraq still raging, DeSantis, too, became a judge advocate general. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Before politics, Laxalt was a judge advocate general in the Navy and served a tour in Iraq, the Reno Gazette Journal reported. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022 Kenniff, a Republican, is a former prosecutor and judge advocate general. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 2 Nov. 2021 Ferguson, who is based in Texas, is also a judge advocate general in the Air Force Reserve but spoke to the Union-Tribune in his capacity as a civilian lawyer. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021 Arguelles earlier served as an attorney for Stevens, O’Connell & Jacobs starting in 2005 and was a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army Reserve. Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of judge advocate general was in 1680

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“Judge advocate general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge%20advocate%20general. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

Judge Advocate General

noun
plural Judge Advocates General
: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, navy, or air force
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