plaintiff
[ pleyn-tif ]
/ ˈpleɪn tɪf /
noun Law.
a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant).
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Origin of plaintiff
1350–1400; Middle English plaintif complaining person, noun use of the adj.: plaintive
OTHER WORDS FROM plaintiff
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British Dictionary definitions for plaintiff
plaintiff
/ (ˈpleɪntɪf) /
noun
(formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of lawNow replaced by: claimant Compare defendant (def. 1)
Word Origin for plaintiff
C14: from legal French plaintif, from Old French plaintif (adj) complaining, from plainte plaint
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Cultural definitions for plaintiff
plaintiff
The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant.
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