judge advocate

collocation in English

meaningsofjudgeandadvocate

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judge
noun[C]
uk
/dʒʌdʒ/us
/dʒʌdʒ/
a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on ...
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advocate
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæd.və.kət/us
/ˈæd.və.kət/
a lawyer who defends someone in a ...
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(Definition ofjudgeandadvocatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thejudgeadvocatereduced this to twelve years and a day.
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When the proceedings came to me, prior to going to thejudgeadvocate, there were no fewer than eighteen glaring errors.
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Another recommendation was that the advice of thejudgeadvocateshould be given in open court, and that he should not retire with the court.
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In any case, courts-martial have ajudgeadvocatein attendance to advise.
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The director had spoken to ajudgeadvocateon a video conference facility as part of a trial.
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This officer was the superior of the officer selected as deputyjudgeadvocate.
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Thejudgeadvocate, in my opinion, was entirely wrong in maintaining that an honourable acquittal could only be granted in exceptional cases.
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To begin with, the tribunal is not a jury and, secondly, the law comes from ajudgeadvocateand not a judge.
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There is a prosecutor called thejudgeadvocate.
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At most courts martial, there is ajudgeadvocate.
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Returning to procedures at trial, in the past ajudgeadvocatehas officiated at most courts martial.
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He said that he had himself spoken to ajudgeadvocateon a video conference facility as part of a trial.
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Where the offence is a serious one, thejudgeadvocateis called in.
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Thejudgeadvocatewill have a portable system at home so that he can be dialled up literally at any time.
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The new court will consist of ajudgeadvocateand two independent officers, generally from the appellant's service but from outside his chain of command.
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There was perhaps a feeling, however, that thejudgeadvocatemight unduly influence the court if he was present when they were considering their findings.
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I presume that a navaljudgeadvocate, sitting in uniform and looking like any other officer, is impartial.
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