claimant
Americannoun
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
Other Word Forms
- preclaimant noun
Etymology
Origin of claimant
Example Sentences
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It was clear the claimants did not accept that the details of their private life were a legitimate subject for the Mail newspapers.
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In order to mimic work, particularly monthly salaried employment, new claimants have to wait five weeks for their first payment.
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Richard Hill, the lawyer representing Lynch's estate, said in written submissions that the $761m in interest sought by the claimants was an "excessive sum... based on a flawed analysis".
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Enlli said her friends and family were initially "quite angry" after she put her name down as a claimant against the policy, until they came to understand its impact.
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A private investigator who was initially a key witness in a privacy case brought by several claimants against the publisher of the Daily Mail, including Prince Harry, has denied "switching sides" out of revenge.
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