amicus

noun

plural amici ə-ˈmē-ˌkē How to pronounce amicus (audio)
-ˈmī-ˌsī

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The Adams administration has also filed amicus briefs supporting Bronx transfer student Dylan and a 20-year-old Queens resident who previously attended a public school. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025 More than 175 Democratic members of Congress are filing an amicus brief on Thursday opposing the Trump administration's overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education. ABC News, 3 July 2025 Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes signed onto an amicus brief on April 11, voicing her dissent toward mass visa revocations — estimated to have risen to 700 students in the filing. Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025 McConnell had filed an amicus brief in December 2024 urging the Supreme Court to reject TikTok's request to delay the ban-or-divest law. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for amicus

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amicus was in 1916

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“Amicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amicus. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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