English Explanatory Dictionary

McKenzie friend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who assists a litigant in person in a common law court, whether legally qualified or not.

Word forms

McKenzie friend McKenzie friends

Etymology

Named after the 1970 case McKenzie v. McKenzie.

Related words

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