judge advocate general
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈjʌdʒ ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈdʒɛnərəl/
- Specialized
:
abogado general militar
- The judge advocate general provided crucial legal guidance during the military trial.
- judge advocate general of the Navy
- former judge advocate general
Examples
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Adams was a JAG officer, a judge advocate general.
Blog text (13) -
For 15 years, Hansen served as an Army judge advocate general and later represented accused officers in military courts as a defense attorney.
Blog text (2) -
For example, Brigadier-General Shoham, the judge advocate general, stated in 1998 that the IDF accords equal rights and duties to gay and lesbian soldiers.
Academic text (2001) -
After a career in the U.S. Army, leaving as acting judge advocate general with the rank of major general, and two decades as a Supreme Court clerk, Baylor and Presley are only two of the famous folks Suter has come to know.
Academic text (2011) -
16 Brigadier-General Uri Shoham, the military's judge advocate general, reported recently that harassment because of sexual orientation is very rare and that he could remember few, if any, cases.
Academic text (2001) -
As judge advocate general, she advised the commander on legal matters affecting the unit.
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The role of the judge advocate general includes ensuring that military actions comply with laws.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The parts 'judge' (legal official), 'advocate' (attorney) and 'general' (senior military officer) together strongly suggest a legal officer within the military, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer a military legal role. However, the exact institutional meaning — that this is the highest‑ranking or senior legal advisor — is an organizational detail not fully predictable from the components or their unusual title order, so full meaning is not transparently derivable.
Etymology
Judge advocate general comes from combining three words: judge (a person who decides legal cases), advocate (a lawyer who speaks for others), and general (a high military rank). So, in the military this name means 'the top lawyer who gives legal advice'.