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judge advocate
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judge advocate
n. pl. judge advocates Abbr. JA
1. A commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Navy assigned to the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
2. A staff officer serving as legal adviser to a commander.
3. An officer acting as prosecutor at a court-martial.

judge advocate
n pl judge advocates
(Business / Professions) an officer who superintends proceedings at a military court martial
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.judge advocate - an officer assigned to the judge advocate generaljudge advocate - an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
commissioned officer - a military officer holding a commission
2.judge advocate - a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
staff officer - a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff
Translations
judge advocate
n (Mil) → Beisitzer(in) m(f)bei einem Kriegsgericht, Kriegsgerichtsrat m, → KriegsgerichtsrÀtin f
judge advocate n (Brit) (Mil) → magistrato militare


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