amicus

[ uh-mahy-kuh s, uh-mee- ]

/ əˈmaɪ kəs, əˈmi- /

of, relating to, or representing an amicus curiae, a friend of the court: The church stated its official position in an amicus brief.

Origin of amicus

by shortening

amicus humani generis

[ ah-mee-koo s hoo-mah-nee ge-ne-ris; English uh-mahy-kuh s hyoo-mey-nahy jen-uh-ris, uh-mee-kuh s hyoo-mey-nee ]

/ ɑˈmi kʊs huˈmɑ ni ˈgɛ nɛ rɪs; English əˈmaɪ kəs hyuˈmeɪ naɪ ˈdʒɛn ə rɪs, əˈmi kəs hyuˈmeɪ ni /

a philanthropist.

literally, friend of the human race

amicus usque ad aras

[ ah-mee-koo s oo s-kwe ahd ah-rahs; English uh-mahy-kuh s uhs-kwee ad ey-ras, uh-mee- ]

/ ɑˈmi kʊs ˈʊs kwɛ ɑd ˈɑ rɑs; English əˈmaɪ kəs ˈʌs kwi æd ˈeɪ ræs, əˈmi- /

a friend to the last degree.

He co-authored the amicus brief filed on behalf of 23 pro-life groups.

The Supreme Court Case Uniting Pro-Lifers & Pro-Choicers |Emily Shire |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But Huntsman was one of the conservatives who signed the Supreme Court amicus brief against Prop 8.

Prop 8’s Conservative Fans: Where Are They Now? |Sally Kohn |June 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nearly 60 new Republican notables have signed an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court today in support of the freedom to marry.

The Pro-Freedom Republicans Are Coming: 131 Sign Gay-Marriage Brief |John Avlon |February 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
With this amicus brief, support in the GOP for same-sex marriage rights has jumped a generational divide.

David Frum: Why I Signed the Republican Brief Supporting Gay Marriage |David Frum |February 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

When I glanced down the list of signatories for the amicus I found, at the bottom, “James Q. Wilson.”

James Q. Wilson Greatest Strength, Admitting When He Was Wrong |David Frum |March 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In the right centre was the large painting representing Crete, above which was the motto "Amicus inter Amicos."

The Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 6, March, 1885 |Various
Amicus est unus animus in duobus corporibus—A friend is one soul in two bodies.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood
But when Amicus mentioned some story about Burke seducing a young lady, Smith at once declared it an invention.

Life of Adam Smith |John Rae
For ourselves we will only say, Amicus Plato sed magis amica veritas.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 |Various
Amicus Plato, magis amica veritas; Teufelsdrockh is our friend, Truth is our divinity.

Sartor Resartus |Thomas Carlyle