amicus

noun

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

Examples of amicus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What happens next None of the cases are yet scheduled for trial, although there is a March 25 deadline in the state legislators' case for filing any amicus briefs. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024 The Canadian government filed an amicus brief in support of Enbridge last September, citing the transit treaty. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024 The California Apartment Association and the San Francisco Apartment Association submitted an amicus brief in support of the New York landlords. Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 For his part, Mr. LeRoy – who filed an amicus brief in Johnson v. NCAA, a case looking at whether college athletes are employees – sees an uncertain future for the status quo. Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024 Ginsberg recently teamed up with a progressive scholar of election law named Richard Hasen to submit an amicus brief in Trump v. Anderson. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024 In an amicus brief in the Trump v. Anderson case, Hasen, Ohio State law professor Ned Foley and longtime Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg lay out a chilling scenario in which the court deferred to Congress on the question of Trump’s eligibility. Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2024 Seventy-seven international human rights organizations, bar associations and lawyers filed an amicus brief in favor of the plaintiffs. TIME, 25 Jan. 2024 There are more amicus briefs in support of Trump than of the Colorado Supreme Court amid a larger reticence from Democrats to support the case, which some of Trump’s defenders – like Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican – have pointed out. Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Mar. 2024.

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