amicus curiae

American  

[uh-mahy-kuhs kyoor-ee-ee, uh-mee-kuhs kyoor-ee-ahy] / əˈmaɪ kəs ˈkjʊər iˌi, əˈmi kəs ˈkjʊər iˌaɪ /

noun

Law.

• amici curiae
  plural

1. a person, not a party to the litigation, who volunteers or is invited by the court to give advice upon some matter pending before it.

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amicus curiae British  

/ æˈmiːkʊs ˈkjʊərɪˌiː /

noun

1. law a person not directly engaged in a case who advises the court

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amicus curiae Cultural  

1. See friend of the court.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amici curiae
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of amicus curiae

Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1605–15

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

amicus curiae

The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal after more than 20 organizations submitted amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” briefs in favor of Landor.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025

As the judge made clear in his order appointing Clement amicus curiae, he wanted “the benefit of adversarial briefing” and “adversarial testing of the Government’s position.”

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2025

Cady filed an application for an amicus curiae brief this week to oppose the resentencing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

Snohomish, King and Pierce counties were represented as amicus curiae or friends of the court and complained that DSHS’ failures have affected local criminal legal systems across the state.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

He was subsequently named an amicus curiae in Fischer’s case and sat in on and participated in all of the legal proceedings.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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