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 appeal court’s majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those trying to enlist.
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Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
According to a recent Los Angeles Times analysis, just seven plaintiffs have filed a total of more than 9,000 ADA lawsuits over the past decade in Southern California.
—Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
The appeals court’s majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those trying to enlist.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Lawyers for plaintiffs called it an affront.
—Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
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Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
According to a recent Los Angeles Times analysis, just seven plaintiffs have filed a total of more than 9,000 ADA lawsuits over the past decade in Southern California.
—Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
The appeals court’s majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those trying to enlist.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Lawyers for plaintiffs called it an affront.
—Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiff
Noun
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Meanwhile, one of the responding officers identified the suspect seen in surveillance footage as the complainant in a domestic violence call earlier this year on Walnut Street.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Cleveland Horton, executive director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, spearheaded the bill that would have created a private right of action and given his office the authority to seek punitive damages on behalf of complainants.—
Delano Squires,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
Noun
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He was released from custody on March 31 after posting a $600,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with his accuser, who is now 14, or any unsupervised contact with any minors under the age of 18 — including his four young children and two youngest siblings.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The case involved the testimony of a single accuser, Jessica Mann, rather than the testimonies of multiple accusers.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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If the appeals court affirms the conviction, the handbook says the appellant can then petition the United States Supreme Court for a certiorari review.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Previously, when a Planning Commission decision was appealed, the City Council could only consider the issues raised by the appellant.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Plaintiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiff. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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