complainant

[ kuhm-pley-nuhnt ]

noun

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

complainant

/ kəmˈpleɪnənt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of complainant¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From 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.

From 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”.

From 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.

From ProPublica

The companies that make up the complainants remain mostly anonymous, citing fear of retaliation from Google.

From Fortune

They must assess the credibility of the complainant with an understanding that those both strong and weak are vulnerable.

From The Daily Beast

Then there is any person who encountered or spoke to the complainant in the aftermath of the supposed liaison.

From The Daily Beast

All of those identified by the complainant denied any knowledge of wrongful conduct by the associate coach.

From The Daily Beast

Justice said she did not know the identity of the second complainant.

From The Daily Beast

This Second Ballad gives us Fortune's response to the defiance of the complainant.

From Project Gutenberg

I'll have the complainant here to-morrow, if it's a possible thing.

From Project Gutenberg

Anneslie, the knight, was the complainant and the challenger.

From Project Gutenberg

The problem was to establish the principle of irreparable injury to the complainant's property.

From Project Gutenberg

He here employs the very person against whom the complaint is made to imprison the complainant.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• accuser
• claimant
• plaintiff