amicus
noun[C]
uk/ˈæm.ɪ.kəs/us/ˈæm.ɪ.kəs/pluralamici(alsoamicus curiae,uk/ˌæm.ɪ.kəs ˈkjʊə.ri.aɪ/us/ˌæm.ɪ.kəs ˈkjʊr.i.aɪ/pluralamici curiae)lawspecialized
apersonororganizationthat givesadviceto acourtoflawon acasein which they are notdirectlyinvolved:
法庭之友，法院临时法律顾问Thecourtheldthat the Sheriff wasprotectedbyqualifiedimmunity- aholdingthatdisappointedLee'slawyersand amicus.法庭裁定该警长受有限豁免权保护，对此李的律师和法律顾问表示失望。
MrJohnDunlop,appearingas amicus curiae, made a mosthelpfulsummaryargument.约翰·邓禄普先生作为法律顾问出庭做了非常有效的总结陈词。
- It would be ararecasewhere theUnitedStatesdirectlychallengesastatelawasopposedtointerveningas an amicus.
- The SolicitorGeneralfiledamotionforleavetoparticipateinoralargumentas amicus.
- The Committee has a moregeneralpublicinterestroleas "amicus curiae" (literally"friendof thecourt"), the mostimportantexampleof which is thebringingofallegedinstancesofcontemptofcourtto thenoticeof thecourts.
- Hisappealwassupportedby the Public DefenderService(PDS) as amicus curiae.
- Commissioners canapplyto the FederalCourttoactas amicus curiae ("friendof theCourt") inrelationto an anti-discriminationmatter.
People appearing in court
- appearance
- appellant
- co-defendant
- defence
- defendant
- eyewitness
- flight risk
- Jane Doe
- John Doe
- respondent
- suspect
- the accused
- undertrial
- V, v
- versus
- witness
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