as in complainant
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it
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Recent Examples of plaintiff
The settlement, which took six years, calls for San Diego to pay $650,000 in legal fees to the plaintiffs’ lawyers.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The failure caused a massive electrical fault, lawyers for the plaintiffs say, that sparked fires at two transmission towers that were more than two miles away.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that Disney and 20th TV ignored their complaints, and ultimately laid off the entire props department rather than investigate and take appropriate action.
—EW.com, 28 June 2025
The plaintiffs specifically took issue with the task force's recommendation in June 2019 that PrEP, a medication to prevent HIV, be included in the preventive services covered without cost-sharing arrangements.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The failure caused a massive electrical fault, lawyers for the plaintiffs say, that sparked fires at two transmission towers that were more than two miles away.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that Disney and 20th TV ignored their complaints, and ultimately laid off the entire props department rather than investigate and take appropriate action.
—EW.com, 28 June 2025
The plaintiffs specifically took issue with the task force's recommendation in June 2019 that PrEP, a medication to prevent HIV, be included in the preventive services covered without cost-sharing arrangements.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiff
Noun
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In the years that followed there have been a number of civil suits brought by female complainants against Cuomo that have not been resolved.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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The complainants allege that ONE violated the Shipping Act of 1984 by contracting a certain amount of cargo space, then informing QVC and Cornerstone that the space was unavailable.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
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Appeals are filed online through the county here, and appellants should get a confirmation email after filing, Beasley said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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Future appeals will be considered on all applicable information instead of only the issues raised by the appellant, a change intended to give the council more discretion and save staff time.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2025
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“Plaintiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiff. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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