Associations to the word «Amicus»

Wiktionary

AMICUS, noun. (legal) (informal) Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
AMICUS CURIAE, noun. (legal) a person/entity who has been allowed by the court to plead or make submissions but who, however, is not directly involved in the action.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn