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plaintiff

noun
/ˈpleɪntɪf/

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.

  1. derived from plaintif — “complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”
  2. inherited from plaintif

Definitions

  1. A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant

    A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA