Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation judge advocate general

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  • initialism law (military) Judge Advocate General

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Examples

  • Graham, a former military lawyer - a 'JAG' - knows whereof he speaks, as do those who point out that no one has ever escaped from any of the many 'Supermax' federal prisons scattered across the United States where the 'worst of the worst' of the remaining detainees would presumably be held.

    Local News from Tuscaloosa News 2009

  • I don’t know, but if it’s the latter, then maybe representation beyond the JAG is necessary.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » More on Liz Cheney 2010

  • If the landlord balks at a legitimate permanent change, then call the JAG office or Housing office and let them fight it for you.

    Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009

  • If the landlord balks at a legitimate permanent change, then call the JAG office or Housing office and let them fight it for you.

    Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009

  • He served as a prosecutor for Judge Advocate General (better known as JAG) and then went to Iraq.

    Karl Rove, Sarah Palin & Tim Griffin walk into a bar... 2009

  • If you suck this much as a lawyer, clearly a JAG was a better career choice for you.

    Think Progress » Fox News Host Chris Wallace Claims Bush “Never” Linked Saddam and al-Qaeda 2005

  • The former, a creation of the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act (and referred to as JAG grants), are federal dollars that are awarded to state governments, ostensibly for various possible initiatives, but which, according to the JPI, usually go "to law enforcement rather than prevention, drug treatment, or community services."

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Liliana Segura 2010

  • The former, a creation of the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act (and referred to as JAG grants), are federal dollars that are awarded to state governments, ostensibly for various possible initiatives, but which, according to the JPI, usually go "to law enforcement rather than prevention, drug treatment, or community services."

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Liliana Segura 2010

  • He served as a prosecutor for Judge Advocate General (better known as JAG) and then went to Iraq.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Shannyn Moore 2009

  • The so-called JAG grants are released based on a formula involving crime statistics and population.

    Sunjournal - Connecting you with your Community 2009

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