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amicus
noun(ami-cus)
amicus curiae
amicus
noun(ami-cus)
one (such as a professional person or organization) that is not a party to a particular litigation but that is permitted by the court to advise it in respect to some matter of law that directly affects the case in question
amicus
Latin phrase(ami-cus)
friend of the human race
amicus
Latin phrase(ami-cus)
a friend as far as to the altars : a friend whose only higher allegiance is to religion : a friend to the very end

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