Amicus Definition

əmēkəs, əmīkəs
amici
noun

Amicus curiae.

Webster's New World

(law, informal) Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of or by an amicus curiae.
An amicus brief.
Webster's New World

Origin of Amicus

  • Abbreviation of amicus curiae.

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Amicus Sentence Examples

  • The amicus briefs urged the court to consider a reduction in the defendant's murder sentence.

  • I am currently working with the British trade union amicus on their ' Africa Matters ' campaign.

  • The trio of retired officers recently filed a Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of 16 detainees held for almost two years.

  • The amicus curiae brief filed by several pro-science organizations is also included.

  • The Amicus union campaign was underlined today by the fact that the train taking the marchers to Bournemouth was built in the 1960s.

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