Today’s “Word of the Day” is amicus curiae and it is a noun meaning “a Latin term meaning “friend of the court.” an individual who is not a party to a legal case, but who is allowed to give assistance to a court by offering information, expertise, or insight that has a relation/relevance to the issues in the case”.
Example Sentence: The core occupation of a law professor is to teach and push the frontiers of knowledge through research and scholarly engagements. But they have much more to offer provided the system gives them the right opportunities. Do India’s judiciary and the executive employ the expertise of law professors? The examples of their doing so are sporadic (occasional)… Aparna Chandra and Mrinal Satish served as amicus curiae before the Delhi High Court. Legendary academics such as Upendra Baxi and Lotika Sarkar have voluntarily intervened in matters of importance, compelling courts to take them up.
This word is present in The Hindu article Engaging academic lawyers and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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