English > plaintiff: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who brings an action in a court of law. |
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| Synonym | complainant |
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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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