amicus

[ uh-mahy-kuhs, uh-mee- ]

/ əˈmaɪ kəs, əˈmi- /

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adjective Law.

of, relating to, or representing an amicus curiae, a friend of the court: The church stated its official position in an amicus brief.

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Words nearby amicus

amicably, amice, AMIChemE, Amici prism, amicrobic, amicus, amicus curiae, amicus humani generis, amicus usque ad aras, amid, Amida

How to use amicus in a sentence

Ten states filed an amicus brief asking the court to consider the case.
The Most Powerful Court in the U.S. is About to Decide the Fate of the Most Vulnerable Children|Belinda Luscombe|May 28, 2021|Time
In fact, more than 60 amicus briefs have been filed in the case, with voting rights groups, Senators and even states weighing in.
How a Supreme Court Case About Nonprofit Donations Could Affect America's Elections|Madeleine Carlisle|April 25, 2021|Time
Software developers, computer scientists, and tech industry groups who filed amicus briefs on Google’s behalf celebrated the ruling.
Google won the battle to make API fair use, but the war will rage on|Nicolás Rivero|April 7, 2021|Quartz
More than half of the House Republican Conference signed on to an amicus brief supporting a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 contest in the Supreme Court, along with 17 Republican attorneys general.
Live updates: Top House Republican joins group supporting Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate election results|John Wagner|December 11, 2020|Washington Post

Griffith said in a statement that his name was “inadvertently” left off the amicus brief in the rush to file the document on Thursday, but that it would be added on Friday.
These GOP members of Congress from Virginia, Maryland back Texas suit to overturn election|Meagan Flynn|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
He co-authored the amicus brief filed on behalf of 23 pro-life groups.
The Supreme Court Case Uniting Pro-Lifers & Pro-Choicers|Emily Shire|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Huntsman was one of the conservatives who signed the Supreme Court amicus brief against Prop 8.
Prop 8’s Conservative Fans: Where Are They Now?|Sally Kohn|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the “Above the Law ” blog David Lat called it the “Best Amicus Brief Ever.”
My Reverse-Cyrano Moment Wooing the Supreme Court|P. J. O’Rourke|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He often files amicus briefs, especially in cases where constitutionally guaranteed rights are imperiled.
My Reverse-Cyrano Moment Wooing the Supreme Court|P. J. O’Rourke|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nearly 60 new Republican notables have signed an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court today in support of the freedom to marry.
The Pro-Freedom Republicans Are Coming: 131 Sign Gay-Marriage Brief|John Avlon|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the right centre was the large painting representing Crete, above which was the motto "Amicus inter Amicos."
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 6, March, 1885|Various
Amicus Plato, magis amica veritas; Teufelsdrockh is our friend, Truth is our divinity.
Sartor Resartus|Thomas Carlyle
Examples of yet higher devotion to a fides amicus, so to speak, are by no means extraordinary.
A Cadet's Honor|Upton Sinclair
Venit vel rogatus ut amicus, vel arcessitus ut socius, vel evocatus ut qui senatui parere didicisset.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
Alba tunc antiquissimus non solum amicus, verum etiam amator.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein