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Noun: friend of the court
  1. 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
    - amicus curiae, amicus

Derived forms: friends of the court

Type of: adviser, advisor, consultant

Encyclopedia: Friend of the court

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Friedrich Froebel
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
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Friedrich Max Muller
Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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