Judge Advocate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
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noun a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
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(Mil. & Nav.) , a person appointed to act as prosecutor at a court-martial; he acts as the representative of the government, as the responsible adviser of the court, and also, to a certain extent, as counsel for the accused, when he has no other counsel.
