noun
definition
Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
Examples of amicus in a Sentence
The amicus briefs urged the court to consider a reduction in the defendant's murder sentence.
I am currently working with the British trade union amicus on their ' Africa Matters ' campaign.
The trio of retired officers recently filed a Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of 16 detainees held for almost two years.
The amicus curiae brief filed by several pro-science organizations is also included.
The Amicus union campaign was underlined today by the fact that the train taking the marchers to Bournemouth was built in the 1960s.
Amicus general secretary Derek Simpson said, " British industry is facing meltdown due to inflated energy costs.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a motion to appear as amicus curiae in the discrimination case.
Chaucer and Journey's End present obvious parallels, as do all the portmanteau horror films from the 1970s produced by Amicus Productions.
From this time, probably, East Anglia was governed by English earls, the most famous of whom were zEthelstan, surnamed Half - King (932-956) and his sons, lEthelwold (956-962), and tEthelwine, surnamed Dei amicus (962-992).