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claimant

[kley-muhnt] / ˈkleɪ mənt /
NOUN
petitioner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had a clear interest in and motivation to shut down the claimant's public criticism of the Saudi government," the judge ruled.

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The hearing was shown a note from a detective which said "the claimant had used force which was proportionate and necessary in the circumstances in the defence of himself and the female passenger".

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White suggested that Sir Simon was being "untruthful", which the claimant denied.

From BBC

The claim has been brought as a class action lawsuit rather than an individual case - meaning if it is approved, the money will be paid out across many different claimants.

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Frost and the other claimants have accused Associated Newspapers of "grave breaches of privacy" over a 20-year period.

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