About The Word Plaintiff
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Plaintiff
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What's The Definition Of Plaintiff?
[n] a person who brings an action in a court of law
Synonyms | Synonyms for Plaintiff: complainant Related Terms | Find terms related to Plaintiff: accessory | accusant | accuser | allegator | appellant | bitter-ender | brawler | claimant | complainant | defendant | delator | diehard | disputant | dissentient | dissident | impeacher | impugner | indictor | informer | intransigent | irreconcilable | last-ditcher | libelant | litigant | litigationist | litigator | naysayer | negativist | noncooperator | objector | obstructionist | obstructive | opposer | oppositionist | panel | parties litigant | party | petitioner | prosecutor | protester | quarreler | resister | scrapper | suitor | the prosecution | witness | wrangler See Also | litigant | litigator | petitioner | suer Plaintiff In Webster's Dictionary \Plain"tiff\, n. [F. plaintif making complaint,
plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant,
prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See {Plaint}, and cf. {Plaintive}.]
(Law)
One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a
remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to
{defendant}.
\Plain"tiff\, a. See {Plaintive}. [Obs.] --Prior. |
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