as in plaintiff
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed
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Recent Examples of complainant
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.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
The time and place of the racing and the racers’ identities must then be posted on multiple local news websites for victims to contact police to ensure that there are multiple complainants pressing charges.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
The original complainant said the car turned into an AutoZone.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 28 May 2025
The Workplace Bullying Institute notes that when bullying is reported, 62% of targets (that’s right the complainants) either lose their jobs or are pushed out.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
The time and place of the racing and the racers’ identities must then be posted on multiple local news websites for victims to contact police to ensure that there are multiple complainants pressing charges.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
The original complainant said the car turned into an AutoZone.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 28 May 2025
The Workplace Bullying Institute notes that when bullying is reported, 62% of targets (that’s right the complainants) either lose their jobs or are pushed out.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complainant
plaintiff
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The case isn't over yet; the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal on May 21 with the D.C. circuit.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In her decision, Brailsford said the plaintiffs will likely show there is no federal requirement to verify immigration status for people to receive the medication, and Idaho does not have the ability to add that requirement for those in the country without documentation.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainant. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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