0 a legal document supplied to a court of law containing advice or information relating to a case from a person or organization that is not directly involved in the case:
The commissioner's amicus brief was at least in part responsible for Lear's victory in this hotly contested litigation.
The solicitor general often offers guidance on cases that don't directly involved the government, frequently filing amicus briefs on the merits in cases involving issues of public importance.
In reaching their conclusion, the court relied heavily upon the testimony of a court-appointed psychiatrist as well as an amicus curiae brief submitted by the Department of Mental Health of Kentucky.
Several anti-domestic violence groups joined together to submit an amicus curiae brief in the case.
