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AMICUS CURIAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: amici curiae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

Synonyms:

amicus curiae; friend of the court

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("amicus curiae" is a kind of...):

adviser; advisor; consultant (an expert who gives advice)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Credits