Amicus is

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

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 Amicus Productions was a British film production company, based at Shepperton Studios, England, active between 1962 and 1977. It was founded by American producers and screenwriters Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg. Films Prior to establishi ...

, 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 Amicus is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, Greene County, Virginia, United States. ''Amīcus'' is the Latin word for 'friend'. ReferencesGNIS reference
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, an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, US

People with the name

Amicus, O.S.B. Amicus, O.S.B. was a 12th century Roman Catholic Cardinal, and Cardinal-priest of the ''titulus'' of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo in Rome. Early career Amicus began his ecclesiastical life as a monk in the Benedictine congregation of Montecassino. He r ...

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 priest, teacher and writer who spent his adult life in Naples. The subjects he wrote about include Aristotelian philosophy, m ...

(1562–1649), Jesuit priest, teacher, and writer *

William Alexander (Quaker) William Alexander (3 January 1768, Needham Market,–2 April, York 1841) was an English Quaker, businessman, educator, bookseller, publisher and author, who wrote under the name Amicus. Early life He was third surviving son of Dykes Alexander (seni ...

(1768-1841) English Quaker and publisher, who wrote under this name *

Peter Dodds McCormick Peter Dodds McCormick (28 January 183330 October 1916) was an Australian schoolteacher and songwriter, known for composing the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair". He published under the pseudonym Amicus, Latin for "friend". Ea ...

(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 In common law, a next friend (Law French ''prochein ami'') is a person who represents another person who is under age, or, because of disability or otherwise, is unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal gua ...

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 which ...

, a geosocial networking app * ''Amicus'', the former name of ''OnEarth'', published by the

Natural Resources Defense Council The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a United States-based 501(c)(3) non-profit international environmental advocacy group, with its headquarters in New York City and offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Bo ...

* ''Amicus'', a journal published by the

Michigan State University College of Law The Michigan State University College of Law (Michigan State Law or MSU Law) is the law school of Michigan State University, a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan. Established in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law, it was the fi ...

* ''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 "Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish people, Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, sung in Australia as a patriotic song. It first replaced "God Save the ...

, 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".

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