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Devil's advocate
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Advocatus diaboli
Advocatus diaboli, the devil's advocate, the name popularly given to the promoter of the Faith (promotor fidei), an officer of the Sacred
Defender, advocate, pleader
Defender, advocate, pleader, a debender exerts himself in favour of one that wants support; and advocate signifies one who is called to speak in favour of another; a pleader from plea or
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trial judge advocate
trial judge advocate : a judge advocate detailed to act as a prosecutor of an accused before a court-martial
Advocate
by Ulpian (Dig. 50, tit. 13) to be any person who aids another in the conduct of a suit or action. The term is at the present day confined to persons professionally conducting cases in Court, i.e., … Advocate, [Lat. Advocatus], a patron of a cause assisting his client with advice, and pleading for him. He is
Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate-General
Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate-General. The Judge Advocate-General is an officer appointed by letters-patent under the Great Seal. He is under the orders of the Secretary of State for War to whom he acts as legal
Advocate, Lord
Advocate, Lord, the principal Crown Lawyer in Scotland, and one of the great Officers of State of Scotland. It is his duty to act as public
Advocate General
Advocate General, defined. [Indian Bar Councils Act, (38 of 1926), s. 2(b) --referred in Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (70 of 1971), s. 15. Means the principal law officer
Advocate on Record
rules to act as well as to plead for a party in the Court. [Supreme Court Rules, 1966, s. 2(1)(b)] … Advocate on Record, means an advocate who is entitled under these rules to act as well as to plead
advocate
advocate [Latin advocatus adviser to a party in a lawsuit, counselor, from past participle of advocare to summon, employ as counsel, from ad to + vocare to call] 1 : a person (as a lawyer) who
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