After locating no pulse, the doctors declared Hays dead, and three days later, he was buried. But because of an investigation helmed by a local insurance company, his body was exhumed two days after the funeral. Much to those at the forensic instituteâs surprise, Hays was still warm.
Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  friend(Noun) A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. 2  friend(Noun) A boyfriend or girlfriend. See. 3  friend(Noun) An associate who provides assistance. 4  friend(Noun) A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
amicus curiae. A Latin phrase meaning friend of the court, used to mean a person who advises a court but is not involved in the particular litigation.micus 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. friend of the court.