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单词 friend-of-the-court brief
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friend-of-the-court brief
friend of (also to) the court n. [after post-classical Latin amicus curiae amicus curiae n.] Law = amicus curiae n.; also attributive, esp. in friend-of-the-court brief.
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1604 Abp. G. Abbot Reasons Dr. Hill Vnmasked iii. 121 If any other did but baye..against this his setled common-wealth, he was not amicus Curiæ, a friende to the Courte.
1689 J. Hawles Remarks upon Tryals 9 Any person whatever may rectify or inform a Court or Judge publickly and privately, as amicus curiæ, a Friend to the Court, or a Friend to Justice.
1776 Hibernian Mag. Aug. 537/1 He said, that if counsel were called upon as Amici Curiæ, as indifferent friends of the court,..nobody stood there more indifferent than himself.
1839 Speech T. Williams in Addr. C. B. Penrose in Senate of Pennsylvania 1838 127 He merely stood by the side of the judges as a friend of the court, who might be considered privileged to throw out any suggestion which might be required.
1891 E. E. Hale in Harper's New Monthly Mag. Feb. 420/1 This observation, thrown out by a friend of the court, is commended to the critics.
1929 J. H. Ralston Internat. Arbitration from Athens to Locarno xxxiii. 332 Any lawyer may appear and present his views as a friend of the Court.
1954 W. Healey in C. B. Vedder Juvenile Offender viii. 264 By request during three years I sat as ‘friend to the court’ in Chicago.
1986 G. Horne Black & Red xvi. 210 With others he tried to file a friend of the court brief with the United States Supreme Court, but their motion was denied.
2007 Economist 8 Dec. 143 He was later removed from the case..and..was asked instead to file a brief as a ‘friend of the court’.
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