Amicus (disambiguation)

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Amicus is Latin for 'friend' or 'comrade'. The word may refer to:

Organizations

Amicus, the former British trade union, now merged with the TGWU to form Unite
Amicus Bank, a former bank based in Canada
Amicus Books, an independent bookstore in Marysville, California, United States
Amicus Productions, a British film production company
Amicus (charity), a UK-based non-profit organization

Places

Amicus, Illinois, a former name of Sciota, a village in Illinois, United States
Amicus, Virginia, a unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, United States

People with the name

Bartholomeus Amicus (1562–1649), Jesuit priest, teacher, and writer
Peter Dodds McCormick (pen name: Amicus) (1834–1916), composer of Advance Australia Fair

Law

Amicus curiae, a legal Latin phrase, literally translated as "friend of the court"
Proximus amicus, a legal Latin phrase, literally translated as "next friend"

Other uses

Project Amicus, a geosocial networking app
Amicus, the former name of OnEarth, published by the Natural Resources Defense Council

See also

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