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“Amicus curiae” means:

• One of the judges of the court

• A friend of the court

• One among the parties to the dispute

• One among the parties to the dispute

Mala fide

• in good faith

• in bad faith

• without any faith

• without any faith

Pro rata

• at the rate of

• at quoted rate

• in proportion

• in proportion

Vice versa

• in verse

• versatile verse

• in consonance with

• in consonance with

Ab initio

• from the very beginning

• high initiative

• things done later

• things done later

Alibi

• every where

• else where

• no where

• no where

A Panacea

• an injection that serves as lifeline

• a lecture full of precepts

• a strong drug that induces sleep

• a strong drug that induces sleep

'Obiter dicta' means

• Direction by a judge

• Basis of judicial decision

• Judgement of a court in the case before it

• Judgement of a court in the case before it

Down, aside, about, forth

• set

• fly

• burn

• burn

Over, about, after, at

• cross

• lay

• burn

• burn