plaintiff
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noun \ˈplān-təf\Definition of PLAINTIFF
: a person who brings a legal action — compare defendant
See Examples of PLAINTIFF
- <the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it>
Origin of PLAINTIFF
Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-French, from pleintif, adjective
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to PLAINTIFF
- Synonyms
- complainant, suer
- Antonyms
- defendant
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