plaintiff
English
Etymology
From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining; as a noun, one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.
Noun
plaintiff (plural plaintiffs)
Synonyms
- complainant, litigant, claimant (English law), pursuer (Scottish law)
Hyponyms
Related terms
Translations
party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant
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Further reading
- plaintiff in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- plaintiff in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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