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noun
- 1. a person who brings a case against another in a court of law: "the plaintiff commenced an action for damages"
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PLAINTIFF definition: 1. someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court 2. someone who makes a legal…. Learn more.
: a person who brings a legal action compare defendant. Did you know? We won't complain about the origins of plaintiff, although complain and plaintiff are distantly related; both can be traced back to plangere, a Latin word meaning "to strike, beat one's breast, or lament."
PLAINTIFF meaning: 1. someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court 2. someone who makes a legal…. Learn more.
A plaintiff is a person who brings a legal case against someone in a court of law.
In a courtroom, the plaintiff is the person or group who is accusing another person or group of some wrongdoing. If you’re the plaintiff, you are claiming that a law was broken, and you’re in court to present your case. The plaintiff accuses, the defendant tries to prove that accusation wrong.
Plaintiff definition: a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant).. See examples of PLAINTIFF used in a sentence.
plaintiff, the party who brings a legal action or in whose name it is brought—as opposed to the defendant, the party who is being sued. The term corresponds to petitioner in equity and civil law and to libelant in admiralty.
Define plaintiff. plaintiff synonyms, plaintiff pronunciation, plaintiff translation, English dictionary definition of plaintiff. the party who institutes a suit in court, opposed to defendant Not to be confused with: plaintive – expressing sorrow; mournful: a plaintive melody;...
PLAINTIFF definition: someone who takes legal action against someone else in a court of law. Learn more.
noun. /ˈpleɪntɪf/ (also less frequent complainant) (law) a person who makes a formal complaint against somebody in court. The court upheld the plaintiff’s claim for damages. The plaintiff must prove that the defendant was negligent. compare defendant. Extra Examples. Topics Law and justice c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
