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amittere  curiam  (<<schwa>>-mit-<<schwa>>-ree  kyoor-ee-<<schwa>>m),  vb.[Law  Latin] Hist. To lose the privilege of attending court. [Blacks Law 8th]

amitinus (am-<<schwa>>-tI-n<<schwa>>s). [Latin] Civil law. The son of a paternal aunt or maternal uncle; a male first cousin. Pl. amitini. [Blacks Law 8th]

amitina (am-<<schwa>>-tI-n<<schwa>>). [Latin] Civil law. The daughter of a paternal aunt or maternal uncle; a female first cousin. Pl. amitinae. [Blacks Law 8th]

amita (am-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>). [Latin] Civil law. The sister of one’s father; an aunt on the father’s side. Pl. amitae. [Blacks Law 8th]

Amish exception.An exemption of the Amish from compulsory-school-attendance laws under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. • In Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205, 92 S.Ct. 1526 (1972), the Supreme Court held that Amish children could not be compelled to attend high school even though they were within the age range of the…

amicus  curiae  (<<schwa>>-mee-k<<schwa>>s  kyoor-ee-Ior  <<schwa>>-mI-k<<schwa>>s kyoor-ee-ee al-soam-i-k<<schwa>>s). [Latin “friend of the court”] A person who is not a party to a  lawsuit  but  who  petitions  the  court  or  is  requested  by  the  court  to  file  a  brief  in  the  action because that person  has a strong interest in the subject matter. — Often shortened to…

amicus brief.See BRIEF(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

amicus.1.AMICUS CURIAE. 2. See amicus brief under BRIEF(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

amicable suit.See test case (1) under CASE. [Blacks Law 8th]

amicable scire facias to revive a judgment.See SCIRE FACIAS. [Blacks Law 8th]