Legal terminology · Courts & proceedings
amicus curiae — Friend of the court
amicus curiae means friend of the court. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: An amicus brief.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Friend of the court
- Latin: amicus curiae
Examples and word parts
An amicus brief
A submission by someone outside the parties offering information or argument to help the court.
Word parts: amicus (friend) + curiae (of the court)
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- in camera — In private judicial consideration
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- ex parte — From one side
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- sub judice — Under judicial consideration
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.