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Amicus Curiae
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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CURIAE (Lat. for "a friend of the court"), a term used primarily in law, signifying a person (usually a member of the bar) who, having special knowledge but not being engaged in the suit, intervenes during its hearing to give information for the assistance of the court, either upon some fact relevant to the issue or upon a point of law, such as the hearing of a local custom, the precedent of some decided case, &c.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amicus Curiae'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amicus-curiae.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amicus Curiae'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amicus-curiae.html. 1910.
