judge advocate

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
  2. (n) a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander

Usage(s):

  1. There were two parts in the Court Martial that no mental patient would play: those of Queeg himself and the judge advocate.
  2. In all courts martial the recommendations of the court must be reviewed and approved by the judge advocate, the Secretary of the Navy and the President.
  3. The first step of the complicated but fairly liberal review procedure is the staff judge advocate, who can approve the sentence, reduce, or dismiss it.
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