amicus
Roman word, friendship
Amicus is a Latin term meaning friend, appearing almost exclusively in legal contexts.
An amicus curiae (friend of the court) is someone not party to a case who submits information or argument to help the court reach a decision.
Such submissions are called amicus briefs: Several civil rights organizations filed amicus briefs supporting the plaintiffs.
Non-kin mutual bond
- companionOne who keeps company
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- allySupportive partner
- comradeFellow member, shared cause
buddy · pal · acquaintance · intimate · fellowship · camaraderie · rapport · affinity
Supportive partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
- supporterOne who backs another
- backerFinancial supporter
- confederateAllied partner in schemes
collaborator · associate · coalition · advocate · patron · benefactor · champion · defender
Short in duration
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- litigationLegal dispute process
- appellateRelating to appeals
- advocatePublic cause supporter
judiciary · jurisprudence · precedent · doctrine · intervenor · third party · tribunal · opinion
friend
Non-kin mutual bond
comrade · buddy · pal · acquaintance · intimate · fellowship · camaraderie · rapport · affinity · kinship
ally
Supportive partner
confederate · collaborator · associate · coalition · advocate · patron · benefactor · champion · defender · affiliate
brief
Short in duration
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- litigationLegal dispute process
- appellateRelating to appeals
advocate · judiciary · jurisprudence · precedent · doctrine · intervenor · third party · tribunal · opinion · petition
- amicable divorceMutually agreed marriage termination
- amicable splitHarmonious dissolution of relationship
- amicable discussionFriendly exchange of views
- amicable settlementDispute resolved cooperatively
- amicable resolutionMutually agreeable outcome