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

Organizations

Amicus (trade union) Amicus was the United Kingdom's second-largest trade union, and the largest private sector union, formed by the merger of Manufacturing Science and Finance and the AEEU (Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union), agreed in 2001, and two smal ...

, the former British trade union, now merged with the TGWU to form Unite *

Amicus Bank Amicus Bank was a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) which provided non-traditional banking to customers. Canadian operations Within Canada, Amicus Bank was primarily responsible for operating President's Choice ...

, a former bank based in Canada *

Amicus Books Marysville is a city and the county seat of Yuba County, California, located in the Gold Country region of Northern California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,072, reflecting a decrease of 196 from the 12,268 counted ...

, an independent bookstore in Marysville, California, US * Amicus Productions, a British film production company *

Amicus (charity) Amicus is a legal non-profit organisation based in London, United Kingdom which helps secure equal access to justice for those facing the death penalty in the United States. The charity assists those facing capital trial and punishment around the ...

, a UK-based non-profit organization

Places

Amicus, Illinois Sciota is a village in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 38 at the 2020 census, down from 61 in 2010. History Sciota was laid out in September 1867 by William B. Clarke and was called "Clarkesville" in his honor. ...

, a former name of Sciota, a village in Illinois, US * Amicus, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, US

People with the name

* Amicus, O.S.B. Roman Catholic monk, abbot, and cardinal (1117–1130) *

Bartholomeus Amicus Bartholomeus Amicus (born in Anzi, Basilicata; 1562–1649), or Bartolomeo Amico or Bartholomeo d'Amici, was a Jesuit , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of t ...

(1562–1649), Jesuit priest, teacher, and writer * William Alexander (Quaker) (1768-1841) English Quaker and publisher, who wrote under this name * Peter Dodds McCormick (pen name: ''Amicus'') (1834–1916), composer of ''Advance Australia Fair''

Law

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Amicus curiae An ''amicus curiae'' (; ) is an individual or organization who is not a party to a legal case, but who is permitted to assist a court by offering information, expertise, or insight that has a bearing on the issues in the case. The decision on ...

'', 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 Blendr was an online dating application based on geosocial networking for Android, iOS and Facebook. It is designed to connect like-minded people near to each other. It was created by Joel Simkhai and patterned after his previous app Grindr whi ...

, a geosocial networking app * ''Amicus'', the former name of ''OnEarth'', published by the Natural Resources Defense Council * ''Amicus'', a journal published by the Michigan State University College of Law * ''Amicus'' (alga), a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae * ''Amicus'' (crustacean), a fossil genus of ostracods in the family Knoxitidae * Advance Australia Fair, national anthem of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, Originally published under the pseudonym "Amicus".

Organizations

Places

People with the name

Law

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