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Definition of Friend of the court

1. Noun. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Friend Of The Court

Literary usage of Friend of the court

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1897)
"Who may Act as Friend of the Court.— 249; Martin v. Tapley, 119 Mass. 116; make suggestions to the court. Tolle- Guernsey, 21 111. 450. mache v. ..."

2. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1895)
"An amicus curice is a friend of the court—a bystander, usually a counselor, ... friend of the court ..."

3. Official Report of the Trial of the Hon. Albert Jackson: Judge of the by Albert Jackson, Missouri General Assembly, 1859. Senate, Thomas J. Henderson (1859)
"Not only is it a friend of the court, but it is the " next friend,"—such as infants have appointed to defend them. I think the Legislature should provide ..."

4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"... however, at the request of counsel for the present appellant permission was given to file a brief ; In those cases as a friend of the court ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reportsby Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"But a friend of the court comes in, and, by suggestion, gives it to understand that his interests are involved in the controversy. ..."

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