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amicus curiae

am·i·cus cu·ri·ae [ ə mkəss kyree  ] (plural am·i·ci cu·ri·ae [ ə mkee kyree  ]) or a·mi·cus [ ə mkəss ] (plural a·mi·ci [ ə mkī ])


noun 
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somebody who assists court: somebody whose counsel provides information to a court on legal issues involved in a case

[Early 17th century. < modern Latin, "friend of the court"]
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