friend of the court
noun Law.
Origin of friend of the court
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby friend of the court
friedrichshafen,
friend,
friend at court,
friend in court,
friend of dorothy,
friend of the court,
friend with benefits,
friend zone,
friend-zone,
friended,
friendiversary
Example sentences from the Web for friend of the court
Religious groups, freedom-of-religion groups, and others who oppose the mandate have filed 59 friend-of-the-court briefs.
Why Is the Future of Birth Control In the Hands of the Supreme Court? |Stuart Taylor, Jr. |March 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Cultural definitions for friend of the court
friend of the court
An individual or group interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but not an actual party to the suit. The statement presented to the court is an amicus curiae brief; amicus curiae is Latin for “friend of the court.”