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amicus cu·riae (kyo̵or′ē ē′)

Law a person who offers, or is called in, to advise a court on some legal matter

Etymology: L, lit., friend of the court

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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