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plaintiff

[pleyn-tif]

noun

Law.
  1. a person who brings suit in a court (defendant ).



plaintiff

/ ˈɪԳɪ /

noun

  1. Now replaced by: claimant.(formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of law Compare defendant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plaintiff

  1. The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • plaintiffship noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plaintiff1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English plaintif “complaining person,” noun use of the adjective; plaintive
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plaintiff1

C14: from legal French plaintif, from Old French plaintif (adj) complaining, from plainte plaint
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However, he demanded that the research funds that would have been granted to the plaintiffs be restored.

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That's actually what the plaintiffs asked them to do: send it back to have them reassess.

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The center is also a plaintiff in an ongoing federal lawsuit out of Northern California against the Department of Human Services over slashed funding, she said.

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The next year, the Colonies defendants sued the county for allegedly engaging in “retaliatory, malicious, or politically motivated investigations and prosecutions, including failed criminal action against the various plaintiffs.”

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The real target, though, appears to be Johnson, who has failed to instruct the Capitol archictect to install the plaque; he plaintiffs hope the lawsuit will compel him to do so.

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