Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Judge Advocate General
The senior legal of ficer and chief legal adviser of the Army, Navy; or Air Force. - Abbr. JAG.
King's advocate
See 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 government on matters of Scots law. - Formerly also termed King's advocate.
Manual of the Judge Advocate General
The Secretary of the Navy's directive on military justice, with minor variations between rules applicable to the Navy and those applicable to the Marine Corps. - Also termed JAG Manual.
advocate
n. 1. a person who assists, defends, pleads, or prosecutes for another.
advocates diaboli
[latin "devil's advocate"] eccles. law. an official who argues against a person's beatification or canonization.
judge advocate
Military law. 1. A legal adviser on a military commander's staff. 2. Any officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps or in a department of a U.S. military branch. - Abbr. JA.
public advocate
See ADVOCATE.
staff judge advocate
A certified military lawyer with the staff of a convening or supervisory authority that exercises general courtmartial jurisdiction.