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friend of court

friend of court noun: synonym of amicus curiae.

Noun

friend of court (plural friends of court)

  1. Synonym of amicus curiae.
    • The bill […] was introduced after the Idaho Education Association filed a "friend of court" brief against a similar Oklahoma law that was challenged by the National Gay Task Force (NGTF) […] and struck down by a tie vote of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26.1985 April 20, Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves, “Idaho House Defeats Anti-gay Bill”, in Gay Community News, page 2
    Synonyms:
    amicus curiae

Synonyms of friend of court

Forms of friend of court

pluralfriends of court

Questions about friend of court

What does friend of court mean?
Friend of court means synonym of amicus curiae.
What part of speech is friend of court?
Friend of court is a noun.
What is the plural of friend of court?
The plural of friend of court is friends of court.

Words near friend of court in the dictionary

  1. friend of a friend
  2. friend of Bill
  3. friend of Bill W.
  4. friend of Bill's
  5. friend of Bluey
  6. friend of court
  7. friend of Dorothy
  8. Friend of God
  9. friend of mine
  10. friend of ours
  11. friend of the court

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