claimant
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noun
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a person who makes a claim
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Formerly called: plaintiff. a person who brings a civil action in a court of law Compare defendant
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If the agency doesn’t respond or denies a claim, the claimant can then file suit.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
“Where a claimant provides information to a media outlet, and commission staff learn of the allegations from the media outlet, a claimant has not provided the commission with information,” the agency wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Once a claim is filed at the High Court, a claimant has several weeks before they need to officially serve it on any defendants.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The case has its first procedural hearing at the High Court in London on Monday and Justine Evans the lead claimant will be there.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
If a marriageable son belonged to the family where she boarded a proposal was automatic; if there was more than one claimant, vicious fights occurred over her hand.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
A major review of the main disability benefit in England and Wales is considering whether claimants could be offered alternative support instead of cash payments in some cases.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The change did not affect the 2.8 million existing claimants of the health element.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
As of April this year, there were about four million claimants entitled to Pip in England and Wales.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Prince Harry was one of seven high-profile claimants who brought the case, including Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Pay them for the value of their animals,” she told Reznak, “but henceforth claimants must present themselves at the Temple of the Graces and swear a holy oath before the gods of Ghis.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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