PLAINTIFF

plaintiff, complainant

(noun) a person who brings an action in a court of law

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plaintiff (plural plaintiffs)

(law) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.

Synonyms: complainant, litigant, claimant (English law), pursuer (Scottish law)

Antonyms: defendant, suspect

Hypernyms: litigant, litigator

Hyponyms: suer, petitioner

Source: Wiktionary


Plain"tiff, n. Etym: [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See Plaint, and cf. Plaintive.] (Law)

Definition: One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to Ant: defendant.

Plain"tiff, a.

Definition: See Plaintive. [Obs.] Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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