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amicus curiae

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000010

Latin for "friend of the court." It is advice formally offered to the court in a brief filed by an entity interested in, but not a party to, the case.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000010
FieldLaw
ReferencesU.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000010",
  "term": "amicus curiae",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Latin for \"friend of the court.\" It is advice formally offered to the court in a brief filed by an entity interested in, but not a party to, the case.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/amicus-curiae/"
}

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