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amicus curiæ Law.|əˈmaɪkəs kjuːrɪiː|
[mod.L., lit. ‘friend of the court’.]
A disinterested adviser (see quot. 1959).
1612Bacon Ess. xxxvi. 219 Those that ingage Courts in quarrels of Iurisdiction, and are not truly, Amici Curiæ, but Parasiti Curiæ. 1837Dickens Pickw. x. 95, I shall be happy to receive any private suggestions of yours, as amicus curiæ. 1959Jowitt Dict. Eng. Law I. 114/1 Amicus curiae, a friend of the court, that is to say, a person, whether a member of the Bar not engaged in the case or any other bystander, who calls the attention of the court to some decision, whether reported or unreported, or some point of law which would appear to have been overlooked. 1960Times 12 Feb. 5/5 The suit..was adjourned for the assistance of legal argument by the Queen's Proctor as amicus curiae. |