plaintiff
noun
a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant).
plaintiffs
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pluralof plaintiff.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Product liability suits also require plaintiffs to show they have suffered direct harm as a result of a particular defendant’s products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The plaintiffs say they have suffered losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars from wildfires, flooding and other weather extremes and are seeking compensation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A law firm representing some of the plaintiffs said the decision had come "too late" for its clients.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The demands grew into more serious threats, according to the records the news outlet cited, which the plaintiffs saw as an attempt to obtain money from the Parton estate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Sullivan changed the standard for defamation and libel by requiring plaintiffs to prove malice—that is, evidence of actual knowledge on the part of the publisher that a statement is false.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
