complainants

plural of complainant
as in plaintiffs
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 complainants The complainants argued that in fact, IEEPA doesn’t give the president power to impose taxes or tariffs at all, and it hasn’t been used to do so during any of the 69 times it’s been invoked since it was established in 1977. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025 Court filings from a 2023 $75 million class-action settlement with Epstein’s victims reveal how Deutsche Bank became what the complainants alleged was the financial backbone of Epstein’s criminal enterprise from 2013 to 2018. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 The city recommends complainants gather signatures from others in the household or community who are bothered by the noise to sign the letter, too. Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025 When complainants respond to outreach and indicate a desire to pursue a complaint, the university takes action. Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025 The consent decree says complainants must file a single affidavit, signed by one UAW member and one person serving as the notary, with the charges listed. Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Perhaps this summer’s most common complainants have been Aston Villa. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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plaintiffs
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  • Forty minutes will be allocated to the solicitor general, 20 minutes reserved for a representative speaking on behalf of private parties (American small business plaintiffs), and 20 minutes reserved for the dozen states that sued the administration over the tariffs.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Newsweek reached out to the plaintiffs' lawyers for comment.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Complainants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainants. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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