amicus


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amicus /aˈmʌɪkəs/ (in full amicus curiae /ˈkjʊərɪiː/)
noun (pl. amici /-siː/, amici curiae) an impartial adviser to a court of law in a particular case.
– origin C17: mod. L., lit. ‘friend (of the court)’.
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