advocate of the faith
advocate of the faith. Eccles. law. Counsel for the prosecution in a heresy trial.
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Judge Advocate General
Judge Advocate General 军法署署长 １在美国，为高级法律官员，陆、海、空三军的首席法律顾问；且当海岸警卫队〔Coast Guards〕不在海军中服役时，为交通部的总顾问；２在英国，为国防大臣的法律顾问，就有关军事法庭及其他有关军事法律的事项提供咨询；在海军中类似的职位称「Judge Advocate of the Fleet」。这两个职位都是1951年《军事法庭(上诉)法》〔Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act〕设立的。
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devil’s advocate
devil’s advocate (1)诡辩律师 为纠正错误或查清事实而提出质询者。该术语源于天主教会，在授予「圣者」封号的仪式上，专门有人指斥受封者的性格瑕疵或受封理由的不实。 (2)列圣审查官(=advocatus diaboli)
Advocate-General
Advocate-General (1)〈英〉王室首席法律顾问 通常称为Queen’s Advocate，通过特许状〔letters patent〕设立，为王室的首席法律官员，其在海事法院和教会法院中的职责是就民法、教会法和国际法方面的问题向王室提供咨询意见。该职位从未被正式废除，但自1872年起便一直空缺。在1857年律师公会〔College of Advocates〕被废除之前，其人选全部来自该公会。 (2)(欧洲共同体法院)法务官 系法院成员，但不是法官，负责就提交法院裁决的事项向法官提供经其详尽论述的意见。
advocate depute
advocate-depute. Scots law. One of a number of advocates appointed by the Lord Advocate to prosecute criminal cases in his or her name.
Admiralty Advocate-General
Admiralty Advocate-General 〈英〉海军部总法律顾问 旧英国海军事务大臣〔Lord High Admiral〕及后来的海军委委员〔Lords of the Admiralty〕的特别法律顾问。
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lord advocate
Lord Advocate. Scots law. An important political functionary in Scottish affairs who acts as the principal Crown counsel in civil cases, the chief public prosecutor of crimes, and legal adviser to the Scottish government on matters of Scots law. — Formerly also termed King’s advocate. Cf. ADVOCATE GENERAL.
Advocate-Depute
Advocate-Depute 〈苏格兰〉副总检察长 为苏格兰律师协会成员，由苏格兰总检察长〔Lord Advocate〕任命，协助自己履行职责，尤其在追诉刑事犯罪方面。但不妨碍其作为律师办理民事案件。