judge advocate

judge advocate. Military law.

1. An officer of a court-martial who acts as a prosecutor.

2. A legal adviser on a military commander’s staff.

3. Any officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps or in a department of a U.S. military branch. — Abbr. JA.

staff judge advocate. A certified military lawyer with the staff of a convening or supervisory authority that exercises general court-martial jurisdiction.

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双语律师Peter，毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及基础建设领域的法律文件。