Usually means: Friends of the court advising.
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  1. amici curiae: Merriam-Webster
  2. amici curiae: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. amici curiae: Collins English Dictionary
  4. amici curiae: Dictionary.com
  5. Amici curiae: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. amici curiae: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. amici curiae: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. amici curiae: Legal dictionary

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  1. amici curiae: Encyclopedia

(Note: See amicus_curiae as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (amicus curiae)

noun:  (law, US) A person or entity who has been allowed by the court to plead or make submissions but who is not directly involved in the action.
noun:  (law, Canada) An independent lawyer, not retained by any party, whom the court has ordered to provide legal submissions regarding the matter in dispute; for example, to provide submissions regarding the situation of an unrepresented litigant or accused person.
▸ Also see amicus_curiae


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