friend of the court

1. 1.

   an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

   Synonymsamicus curiae

   Broaderadviser

   law

Questions about friend of the court

What does friend of the court mean?

friend of the court means "an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest".

What is another word for friend of the court?

Close synonyms include amicus curiae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.