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complainant

[kuhm-play-nuhnt] / kəmˈpleɪ nənt /
NOUN
filer of court complaint
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Vaughan, who has represented his Kent constituency since 2024, was found to have hugged the complainant without consent at an office event.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

On Friday, the jury heard from witnesses associated with the complainant who gave evidence on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Asked in cross-examination as to why she said nothing happened, the complainant, now an adult, replied that she was "trying to brush it off".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The complainant told police that Hayler had called her two or three years after the alleged incidents had taken place.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Not only did it usually fill space and send the complainant away happy, it made us look honest.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Indeed, in Brand's trial, one of the complainants told the court she didn't report what had happened to her because she didn't think she would be believed in "those laddish culture times".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Hellerstein's lengthy career included overseeing the civil cases arising from Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, often rejecting deals he saw as unfair to complainants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

On Friday, the duke is expected to find out more about how much he, and other high-profile complainants, will have to pay the Daily Mail publisher in costs over a failed legal battle.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Many complainants argued the imagery was distressing for both children and adults.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

As the government of Saxe-Weimar then allowed the press greater freedom than other German states, many complainants selected this journal as their organ.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various


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