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Friend of the court

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Amicus curiae, a person or organization allowed to argue in court who is not a party to the legal action. Canada, US

    "He did not know whether Mr. Henry appeared as the friend of the Court, or in behalf of the State."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

Calque of Latin amīcus cūriae.

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