judge advocate general

noun

, Military.

, plural judge advocates general, judge advocate generals.

1. the chief legal officer of an army, navy, or air force.

judge advocate general

noun

1. the civil adviser to the Crown on matters relating to courts martial and on military law generally

Word History and Origins

Origin of judge advocate general¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

One of them, North Charleston Rep. Chris Murphy, praised DeSantis, a former Navy judge advocate general, this month at a Bluffton campaign event as “the only candidate that has worn our nation’s uniform.”

From Seattle Times

One of them, North Charleston Rep. Chris Murphy, praised DeSantis, a former Navy judge advocate general, earlier this month at a Bluffton campaign event as “the only candidate that has worn our nation’s uniform.”

From Washington Times

Both were Navy judge advocate generals and served in Iraq.

From Washington Times

They are both former judge advocate generals, or military lawyers.

From Salon

Realizing street life was unsustainable, he escaped by joining the Marines in 2001, eventually serving in Japan as a paralegal for the judge advocate general, or JAG Corps.

From Washington Post