complainant

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com·plain·ant | \ kəm-ˈplā-nənt

Definition of complainant

1 : the party who makes the complaint in a legal action or proceeding

2 : one who complains

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Synonyms & Antonyms for complainant

Synonyms

plaintiff,
suer

Antonyms

defendant

Examples of complainant in a Sentence

the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed

Recent Examples on the Web There were at least 10 investigations in all – one for each complainant – all of which might have come to different conclusions. — Kenny Jacoby And Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2021 The complainant was concerned about the bus continuing its journey. — jsonline.com, 20 May 2021 Divorce wasn't common in 17th-century Boston, particularly if the complainant was a woman, but it was done. — Diana Gabaldon, Star Tribune, 17 May 2021 Divorce wasn’t common in 17th-century Boston, particularly if the complainant was a woman, but it was done. — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021 The woman never met her at the sheriff’s office and didn’t respond to text messages, the complainant told deputies, according to the report. — Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2021 The complainant, police learned, has a son with the younger woman’s father. — cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021 One county official said U.S. Health and Human Services had also told county officials that there was no complainant and that the governor’s claims could not be substantiated. — San Antonio Express-News, 28 Apr. 2021 The Houston Police Department is investigating one of the claims after a complainant filed a report earlier in April, although Watson maintains his innocence. — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2021

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