Amicus

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

{{TOC right}} ==Organizations== * Amicus (trade union), the British trade union that merged with the Transport and General Workers Union to form Unite * Amicus Bank, a former bank based in Canada * Amicus Productions, 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, 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 (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"

==Other uses== * Project Amicus, 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, originally published under the pseudonym "Amicus". * Amicus Mountain, a summit in Canada