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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A party that is not involved in a particular litigation but that is allowed by the court to advise it on a matter of law or policy directly affecting the litigation.
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- noun law a person/entity who has been allowed by the
court toplead or makesubmissions but who, however, is not directly involved in the action.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin amīcus cūriae : amīcus, friend + cūriae, genitive of cūria, court.]
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Latin, amicus ("friend") + of the court genitive singular of curia ("court")
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