as in complainants
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 plaintiffs
Some of Fiedler’s fellow plaintiffs were charged with deliberately misidentifying people as gang members, but a judge later dismissed the case against them.
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City News Service, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
That leaves three more plaintiffs awaiting trial for their harassment claims, including one attorney who alleged racial harassment.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of Haitian plaintiffs who sued the Department of Homeland Security accusing it of racial and national animus in seeking to end the protections.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Colorado District Judge Kato Crews dismissed all the plaintiffs' charges against the Mountain West Conference but did not dismiss charges of Title IX violations against the CSU system.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
One of the plaintiffs alleges Spacey assaulted him on 12 occasions between 2000 and 2005.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
In Chicago, a federal judge dismissed one case against DHS in January after the immigration surge ended there and the plaintiffs withdrew.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The government argued the two anonymous plaintiffs had never been personally targeted and therefore had no basis to sue, noting that a state department review of 5,000 leads on campus protesters resulted in visa revocations in less than 1% of cases.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Uber filed a motion to compel arbitration in the case, citing an agreement the plaintiffs signed when joining the app as drivers.
—Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
That leaves three more plaintiffs awaiting trial for their harassment claims, including one attorney who alleged racial harassment.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of Haitian plaintiffs who sued the Department of Homeland Security accusing it of racial and national animus in seeking to end the protections.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Colorado District Judge Kato Crews dismissed all the plaintiffs' charges against the Mountain West Conference but did not dismiss charges of Title IX violations against the CSU system.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
One of the plaintiffs alleges Spacey assaulted him on 12 occasions between 2000 and 2005.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
In Chicago, a federal judge dismissed one case against DHS in January after the immigration surge ended there and the plaintiffs withdrew.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The government argued the two anonymous plaintiffs had never been personally targeted and therefore had no basis to sue, noting that a state department review of 5,000 leads on campus protesters resulted in visa revocations in less than 1% of cases.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Uber filed a motion to compel arbitration in the case, citing an agreement the plaintiffs signed when joining the app as drivers.
—Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiffs
complainants
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Fong declined to specify the nature of the allegations or identify complainants, beyond confirming that the accusations were unrelated to either Gomez or Henrich.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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Currently, the Police Oversight office allows complainants to resolve more minor complaints, like when an officer is rude, by asking that the officer's supervisor to talk to them about their conduct.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Plaintiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiffs. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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