AMICUS CURIAE (amici curiae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: amici curiae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does amicus curiae mean? 

• AMICUS CURIAE (noun)
  The noun AMICUS CURIAE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: AMICUS CURIAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMICUS CURIAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

amicus curiae; friend of the court

Hypernyms ("amicus curiae" is a kind of...):

adviser; advisor; consultant (an expert who gives advice)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)