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AMICUS CURIAE (

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

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