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AMICUS CURIAE (See also:Lat. for " a friend of the See also:court ") , a See also:term used primarily in See also:law, signifying a See also:person (usually a member of the See also:bar) who, having See also:special knowledge but not being engaged in the suit, intervenes during its See also:hearing to give See also:information for the assistance of the See also:court, either upon some fact relevant to the issue or upon a point of law, such as the hearing of a See also:local See also:custom, the precedent of some decided See also:case, &c . |
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