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Friend of the Court

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
amicus curiae
plural
Friend of the Courts
possessive
Friend of the Court's
pluralpossessive
Friend of the Courts'