Meaning of PLAINTIFF
| Pronunciation: | | 'pleyntif
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who brings an action in a court of law |
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| | Synonyms: | | complainant |
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| | Antonyms: | | defendant, suspect | | |
| | See Also: | | litigant, litigator, petitioner, suer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Definition: | | A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a civil action. (See complainant.) |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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