amicus

noun

plural amici ə-ˈmē-ˌkē How to pronounce amicus (audio)
-ˈmī-ˌsī

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John Keker — a partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, which signed on to an amicus curie brief in support of Perkins Coie — said that many recruits have been drawn to firms that did not cave. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026 Scott has signed an amicus brief addressed to the Supreme Court stating that James Broadnax had his First Amendment rights violated when Broadnax's rap lyrics were introduced as evidence in his sentencing for a pair of 2008 murders. Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026 An amicus brief was filed in partnership with the Missouri Attorney General’s office and the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 The surveillance concerns were of particular issue for the OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees who signed the amicus brief today. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amicus

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First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of amicus was in 1916

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“Amicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amicus. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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