amicus
noun
ami·cus
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plural amici\ -ˈmē-ˌkē
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The county filed an amicus brief earlier this year, joining other cities, counties and states opposing the FCC law. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Frustrated county supervisors adopt ordinance regulating cell antennas for 5G networks," 7 Aug. 2019 Between the administrations of Tong and Jepsen, Connecticut has filed 44 amicus briefs in cases involving the federal government since Trump took office and has sued in 29 others. — Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, "Six months in, Attorney General William Tong has made President Trump a favorite target," 9 July 2019 Certainly, on the constitutional claims with regard to religious amicus. — Fox News, "Corker on what foreign policy will look like under Pompeo," 29 Apr. 2018 Numerous environmental groups and public health experts have also filed amicus briefs on behalf of the plaintiffs. — Julia Rosen, latimes.com, "Is it our constitutional right to live in a world safe from climate change?," 3 June 2019 Meanwhile, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is appearing in the case as an amicus, or friend-of-the-court. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "3D-printed gun activists set to face numerous US states in court," 21 Aug. 2018 Several Jewish groups, including HIAS, the Anti-Defamation League and American Jewish Committee had joined amicus briefs against the travel ban, while the Zionist Organization of America supported it. — Jewish Journal, "Groups react to Supreme Court ruling on Trump's travel ban," 27 June 2018 More than a dozen amicus, or friend of the court, briefs were filed. — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds medical malpractice caps in case of Wisconsin woman who lost four limbs," 27 June 2018 At one point, the Supreme Court even wanted the solicitor general to weigh in — and the case became one of the Trump administration's first amicus briefs to the high court. — Eriq Gardner, Billboard, "A Landmark Legal Battle Over a Toddler Dancing to Prince's 'Let's Go Crazy' Looks to Be Ending," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amicus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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amicus
noun
ami·cus
| \ ə-ˈmē-kəs, -ˈmī-
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plural amici\ -ˈmē-ˌkē, -ˈmī-ˌsī
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