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complainant

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com·plain·ant  (km-plnnt)
n. Law
A party that makes a complaint or files a formal charge, as in a court of law; a plaintiff.
complainant
Noun
Law a plaintiff
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.complainantcomplainant - a person who brings an action in a court of law
plaintiff
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
litigant, litigator - (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"
petitioner, suer - someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right


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When the Stranger with a Club was brought to trial, the complainant said to the Judge:
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The complainant proceeds to state, that he was, after many menaces, stript, bound, and his limbs exposed to fire in the manner already described, till, compelled by excess of agony, he subscribed the charter and leases presented to him, of the contents of which he was totally ignorant.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
The magistrate (an ill-tempered man, with a sour enjoyment in the exercise of his own power) inquired if any one on or near the road had witnessed the assault, and, greatly to my surprise, the complainant admitted the presence of the labourer in the field.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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