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plaintiff
[pleyn-tif]
plaintiff
/ ˈɪԳɪ /
noun
Now replaced by: claimant.(formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of law Compare defendant
plaintiff
The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant.
Other 51Թ Forms
- plaintiffship noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plaintiff1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plaintiff1
Example Sentences
However, he demanded that the research funds that would have been granted to the plaintiffs be restored.
That's actually what the plaintiffs asked them to do: send it back to have them reassess.
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.
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.”
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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