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AMICUS CURIAE
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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:
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)
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