complainant

com·plain·ant

 (kəm-plā′nənt)

n. Law

1. A plaintiff.

2. A prosecuting witness in a criminal case.

3. A person who files a formal accusation or brings a formal charge.

complainant

(kəmˈpleɪnənt)

n

(Law) law a person who makes a complaint, usually before justices; plaintiff

com•plain•ant

(kəmˈpleɪ nənt)

n.

a person, group, or company that makes a complaint, as in a legal action.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

complainant - 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

complainant

noun

One that makes a formal complaint, especially in court:

accuser, claimant, plaintiff.

Translations

complainant

[kəmˈpleɪnənt] N (Jur) → demandante mf, querellante mf

complainant

[kəmˈpleɪnənt] n (LAW) → plaignant(e) m/f

complainant

n → Beschwerdeführer(in) m(f); (in court) → Kläger(in) m(f)