amicus curiae

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  1. amicus curiae
    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
  2. petitioner
    someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Created on Thu Apr 03 20:58:53 EDT 2008 (updated Thu Apr 03 20:59:33 EDT 2008)

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