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demandant

American  
[dih-man-duhnt, -mahn-] / dɪˈmæn dənt, -ˈmɑn- /

noun

Law.
  1. the plaintiff in a real action.

  2. any plaintiff.


demandant British  
/ dɪˈmɑːndənt /

noun

  1. law (formerly) the plaintiff in an action relating to real property

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Etymology

Origin of demandant

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French demaundant, noun use of present participle of demaunder to demand; see -ant

Example Sentences

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And he laid the descent thus: 'From Robert descended the right, &c., to Adam the present demandant, as his youngest son and heir, according to the custom of such a place, &c.'

From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)

At the Durham Assizes, on August 6, 1638, a wager of battel was offered and accepted, for deciding the rights to land at Thickley, between Ralph Claxton, demandant, and Richard Lilburne, tenant.

From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various

A dîner la Reine s'informa de ce qu'il avait fait, demandant s'il n'était point fatigué.

From Collections and Recollections by Russell, George William Erskine

The demandant must first make his application to the municipality, stating his reasons for leaving the kingdom, the country to which he is going, and the point at which he means to quit France.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby

If the demandant or plaintiff, hanging his writ, will enter into the thing demanded, his writ shall abate.

From Our Legal Heritage by Reilly, S. A.