Term: amicus curiae: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
Candidate hypernym: adviser: an expert who gives advice → 1
Candidate hypernym: iodocompound: a compound containing the covalent iodine radical → 0
Candidate hypernym: marching music: genre of music written for marching → 0
Candidate hypernym: caftan: a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant → 0
Candidate hypernym: inhibition: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires → 0
Candidate hypernym: perihelion: periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun → 0
Candidate hypernym: philter: a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it → 0
Candidate hypernym: coralwood: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental → 0
Candidate hypernym: capital stock: the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation → 0
Candidate hypernym: tod: a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds → 0
Candidate hypernym: chuck: the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade → 0