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), 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, 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 establish ...

, 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, US *

Amicus, Virginia Amicus is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, United States. ''Amīcus'' is the Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect ...

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

* '' Amicus curiae'', 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 gu ...

Other uses

* Project Amicus, 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 ...

* ''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-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 Queen" as th ...

, national anthem of Australia, Originally published under the pseudonym "Amicus".

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People with the name

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