plaintiff

plain·tiff  (plntf)

n. Law

The party that institutes a suit in a court.

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[Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman pleintif, from Old French plaintif, aggrieved; see plaintive.]

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plaintiff [ˈpleɪntɪf]

n

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

[from legal French plaintif, from Old French plaintif (adj) complaining, from plainte plaint]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plaintiff - a person who brings an action in a court of law complainant 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 defendant, suspect - a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

Translations

plaintiff [ˈpleɪntɪf] N → demandante mf, querellante mf

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plaintiff [ˈpleɪntɪf] n → plaignant(e) m/f

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plaintiff

n → Kläger(in) m(f)

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plaintiff [ˈpleɪntɪf] n (Law) → attore/trice

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plaintiff [ˈpleɪntɪf] n (Law) → attore/trice

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plaintiff

n plaintiff [ˈpleintif]

a person who starts a legal case against another. aanklaer مُدَّعي، مُقَدِّم الدَّعْوى тъжител žalobce, navrhovatel, -ka sagsøger der Kläger ενάγων demandante, querellante hageja خواهان kantaja plaignant/-ante תוֹבֵע वादी, मुद्दई tužitelj,podnositelj tužbe felperes penggugat stefnandi querelante 原告 원고 ieškovas prasītājs plaintif aanklager saksøker powód queixoso reclamant истец žalobca tožnik tužilac kärande, målsägare โจทก์ davacı 原告 позивач; позивачка مدعي nguyên đơn 原告