Noun: friend of the court
- (law) 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
"The environmental group filed a friend of the court brief in the pollution case";
- amicus curiae, amicus
Derived forms: friends of the court
Type of: adviser, advisor, consultant
Encyclopedia: Friend of the court