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amicus curiae

noun

1 amicus curiae

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.

synonym: friend of the court.


Moby thesaurus: JA, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, assessor, attorney, attorney-at-law, backup, backup man, barmaster, barrister, barrister-at-law, champion, chancellor, circuit judge, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law, deputy ... show more.

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