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Definition of Amicus
1. Noun. (legal informal) Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amicus
1. one not party to a lawsuit but permitted by the court to advise it [n AMICI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amicus
Literary usage of Amicus
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)
"(Va.) 655. for the prevention of fraud or error. " In a case upon the statute of
frauds, In such case, however, interested par- Sir Geo. Treby, as amicus ..."
2. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1914)
"amicus CURLS 3. Right of Court to Assistance 4. ... amicus curise has been defined
as one who, as a slander by, when a judge is doubtful or mistaken in a ..."
3. 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, who
interposes and volunteers information upon some matter of law in regard to ..."
4. A Full Report of the Case of Stacy Decow, and Joseph Hendrickson, Vs. Thomas by Stacy Decow, Joseph Hendrickson, New Jersey Court of Appeals, New Jersey Court of Chancery, Thomas Latham Shotwell (1834)
"After this discussion had progressed for a considerable time, amicus avowed
doctrines as parts of the christian faith, which we could not accord with ..."
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