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• Judge Advocate General — n pl Judge Advocates General: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, navy, or air force Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. Judge Advocate General …   Law dictionary

• Judge Advocate General — s Corps Pour les articles homonymes, voir JAG (homonymie). Le corps du juge avocat général (connu également sous son abréviation JAG) est le bureau qui fournit les juges, les avocats et les procureurs des cours martiales américaines. Il s agit du …   Wikipédia en Français

• Judge-Advocate General — Judge Judge (j[u^]j), n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F. juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• judge advocate general — ☆ judge advocate general n. pl. judge advocates general the head officer of the legal section in the U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force …   English World dictionary

• Judge Advocate General — Das Judge Advocate General s Corps (JAG Corps / JAGC) ist die oberste Justizinstanz der US Streitkräfte. Der Judge Advocate General, ein Lieutenant General oder Vice Admiral, ist der Vorsteher dieser Behörde. Es gibt vier voneinander unabhängige… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• judge advocate general — judge ad′vocate gen′eral n. pl. judge advocates general, judge advocate generals mil the chief legal officer of an army, navy, or air force • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

• judge advocate general — pl. judge advocates general, judge advocate generals. Mil. the chief legal officer of an army, navy, or air force. [1860 65] * * * …   Universalium

• Judge Advocate General — Severally, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, the General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury. 10 USC § 801(1) …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• judge advocate general — noun a senior legal official appointed to advise the governor general, ministers and senior military commanders in matters of law …   Australian English dictionary

• Judge Advocate General — Senior legal officer and chief legal advisor of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, the General Counsel of the Department of Transportation. 10 U.S.C.A. No. 801 …   Black's law dictionary