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[ uh-mahy-kuhs, uh-mee- ] / əˈmaɪ kəs, əˈmi- /
adjective Law.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 amicusBy shortening Words nearby amicusamicably, amice, AMIChemE, Amici prism, amicrobic, amicus, amicus curiae, amicus humani generis, amicus usque ad aras, amid, Amida Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amicusHe 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
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