Brewer's: Amicus curiae

(Latin, a friend to the court). One in the court who informs the judge of some error he has detected, or makes some suggestion to assist the court.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Amicus Plato, sed magis amica Veritas
Amicable Numbers
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