An officer in supreme control of the courts martial in the armed forces, excluding (in the UK) the navy.
Example sentencesExamples
May I introduce to you Rear Admiral Harmon Rabb, Judge Advocate General.
Layfield is now assigned to the Office of the Judge Advocate General, Washington, D.C.
After consulting with Conner, Chief of Staff General James W. McAndrew, Judge Advocate General Walter Bethel, and Pershing met with coalition commanders-in-chief at Senlis, France.
Definition of judge advocate general in US English:
judge advocate general
noun
An officer in supreme control of the courts-martial of one of the armed forces.
Example sentencesExamples
Layfield is now assigned to the Office of the Judge Advocate General, Washington, D.C.
After consulting with Conner, Chief of Staff General James W. McAndrew, Judge Advocate General Walter Bethel, and Pershing met with coalition commanders-in-chief at Senlis, France.
May I introduce to you Rear Admiral Harmon Rabb, Judge Advocate General.