complainant

[ kuhm-pley-nuhnt ]

/ kəmˈpleɪ nənt /

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noun

a person, group, or company that makes a complaint, as in a legal action.

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Origin of complainant

1375–1425; late Middle English <Anglo-French compleignant (present participle of compleindre). See complain, -ant

Words nearby complainant

compiler, complacency, complacent, complacently, complain, complainant, complaint, complaisance, complaisant, complanate, compleat

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How to use complainant in a sentence

He suggests that it may be more important to come up with common standards “to establish what is or isn’t actionable” to make sure that frivolous cases from ill-intentioned complainants do not get turned into vast, expensive lawsuits.
How a Democratic plan to reform Section 230 could backfire|Bobbie Johnson|February 8, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Rules about sharing the identity of complainants, which require that the identity of a person who complains about an officer to be provided to the officer under investigation.
How We Found Pricey Provisions in New Jersey Police Contracts|by Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press|February 8, 2021|ProPublica
In fact, it quietly closed the 2018 complaint last year — telling the complainants it believed it had investigated the matter “to the extent appropriate”.
UK resumes privacy oversight of adtech, warns platform audits are coming|Natasha Lomas|January 22, 2021|TechCrunch
The complainant may not have mentioned the chokehold in early statements to investigators or the video may not clearly show exactly where the officer’s arms were placed.
Still Can’t Breathe|by Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY, video by Lucas Waldron, ProPublica|January 21, 2021|ProPublica

The companies that make up the complainants remain mostly anonymous, citing fear of retaliation from Google.
U.K. antitrust probe targets Google Chrome privacy changes|David Meyer|January 8, 2021|Fortune
They must assess the credibility of the complainant with an understanding that those both strong and weak are vulnerable.
The Real Victims in Rape Cases Like Greg Kelly’s|Rikki Klieman|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then there is any person who encountered or spoke to the complainant in the aftermath of the supposed liaison.
Ray Kelly’s Bad Week: NYPD Chief Sees Son Greg Accused of Rape|Michael Daly|January 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
All of those identified by the complainant denied any knowledge of wrongful conduct by the associate coach.
ESPN, Local Paper Sat on Syracuse Sex-Abuse Tape for Years|Allen Barra|November 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Justice said she did not know the identity of the second complainant.
A Shocking Teen Suicide|Mary M. Chapman|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This Second Ballad gives us Fortune's response to the defiance of the complainant.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
I'll have the complainant here to-morrow, if it's a possible thing.
The Calico Cat|Charles Miner Thompson
Anneslie, the knight, was the complainant and the challenger.
Margaret of Anjou|Jacob Abbott.
The problem was to establish the principle of irreparable injury to the complainant's property.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman
He here employs the very person against whom the complaint is made to imprison the complainant.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XI. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for complainant

complainant

/ (kəmˈpleɪnənt) /

noun

law a person who makes a complaint, usually before justices; plaintiff

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