amicus curiae
noun
-ˈku̇r-, -i-ˌē\
Definition of amicus curiae
: one (such as a professional person or organization) that is not a party to a particular litigation but that is permitted by the court to advise it in respect to some matter of law that directly affects the case in question
Examples of amicus curiae in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
City Attorney Michael McGuinness said Friday is the court’s deadline to file an amicus curiae brief. — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Red California's revenge on sanctuary laws," 6 Apr. 2018 The Supreme Court’s ruling in Green v. Biddle, in 1821, the first American court case on record to involve an amicus curiae: the Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. — Zachary Mider, Bloomberg.com, "How ‘Friends’ of the Court Can Tip the Scales of Justice," 12 Sep. 2017 Potential competition Public Knowledge was joined by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and New Networks in an amicus curiae brief that asked the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to vacate the FCC's order. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "FCC’s claim that one ISP counts as “competition” faces scrutiny in court," 10 Oct. 2017 The amicus curiae, or friend of the court, sits outside the adversarial system that prevails in American courtrooms. — Zachary Mider, Bloomberg.com, "How ‘Friends’ of the Court Can Tip the Scales of Justice," 12 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amicus curiae.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about amicus curiae
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
The Good, The Bad, & The...
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 9/7
The words that defined the week of September 7th, 2018
Dictionary Entries near amicus curiae
Statistics for amicus curiae
Look-up Popularity
Time Traveler for amicus curiae
The first known use of amicus curiae was in 1612
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on amicus curiae
What made you want to look up amicus curiae? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
-
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share amicus curiae
Resources for amicus curiae