amicus curiae (n)
friend of the court (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case
def usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
Outgoing links
Hypernym adviser, advisor, consultant
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Incoming links
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Hyponym adviser, advisor, consultant

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