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
Another plaintiff in the lawsuit filed by Public Justice is Karen Josefosky, a resident of Troy, Michigan, whose ten-year-old son has a severe, potentially life-threatening allergy to dairy products.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Bovino appeared before Ellis on Tuesday after the plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.
—Devan Cole, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The commonwealth is listed as the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
No date has been set for a ruling on the plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Bovino appeared before Ellis on Tuesday after the plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.
—Devan Cole, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The commonwealth is listed as the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
No date has been set for a ruling on the plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiff
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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
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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
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An Epstein accuser's memoir Virginia Giuffre, born Virginia Roberts, was among the most outspoken of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse accusers.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Carroccia strictly questioned the 20-year-old accuser’s definition of consent during the trial, according to reports.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a previous statement to Maryland Matters, an EPA spokesperson criticized Maryland for not complying with its directive to reissue the air permit with instructions for appellants to go to the Environmental Appeals Board.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Aug. 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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“Plaintiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiff. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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