advocate general

The Sailor's Word-Book

An officer of the High Court of Admiralty, whose duty it is to appear for the lord high-admiral in that court, the court of delegates, or any other wherein his rights are concerned.


♦ Judge-advocate of the navy, a law officer appointed to watch over and direct proceedings connected with courts-martial.

♦ Deputy judge-advocate, an appointment made by the sudden selection of some secretary, or captain's clerk, to perform the duty at a court-martial (where no legal person is empowered), utterly ignorant of the law or the customs of the naval service.

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