amicus
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Anderson (1889)
Definitions from Case Law
From 481 U.S. 429 - Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 1987Most cited · 468 citing opinions
the Florida East Coast Railway dispute of the early 1960's, see "Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.," 394 U.S. 369 , 89 S.Ct. 1109, 22 L.Ed.2d 344 (1969); the 1978 dispute between the Norfolk and Western Railway and the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks, see "Consolidated Rail Corp.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
A friend. Compare Ami. Amicus CTirise. A friend of the court. Imports friendly intervention of counsel to remind the court of some matter of law which has escaped its notice and in regard to which it appears to be in ' F. ainercier^ to fine: L. merces^ wages, detriment, pains. 2 3 Bl. Com. 376, 275; 4 id. 379-80. ' Abbott, Bouvier, Law Diets. » [Beardsley v. Bridgeport, 53 Conn. 493 (1885), Pardee, J., where the word is used in a charitable bequest. ' Tidd, Pract. 100, n; Tucker v. Dabbs, 12 Heisk. 19-20 (1883); 10 Abb. Pr. 40. danger of going wrong. It is not his function to take upon himself the management of a cause. >