English > complainant: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A person who brings an action in a court of law. |
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Synonym | plaintiff |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Narrower | suer, petitioner | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right |
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Broader | litigant, litigator | (law) a party to a lawsuit |
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Opposite | defendant, suspect | A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law |
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Spanish | actora, actor, acusadora, acusador, demandante, querellante |
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Catalan | actora, actor, demandant, querellant |
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Verbs | complain | make a formal accusation |
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