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judge advocate

NOUN
legal adviser to military commander
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Militaries at war can lawfully kill combatants, including members of nonstate groups such as Hamas, even under a cease-fire, said Rachel VanLandingham, a national-security-law expert and former judge advocate in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He is also a veteran who served in the Navy as a judge advocate general.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Geoffrey S. Corn, a retired judge advocate general lawyer and former Army senior adviser for law-of-war issues, stated the obvious to the Times: That selling a dangerous product is different from an armed attack:

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

DeSantis served when he was younger as a Navy “JAG,” or judge advocate general, deploying to Iraq.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

At the lower end of the table was the keen, shrewd face of the young judge advocate who conducted the entire proceedings.

From Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains by King, Charles




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