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complainant

[kuhm-pley-nuhnt] / kəmˈpleɪ nənt /
NOUN
filer of court complaint
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The prosecutor, Jonathan Polnay KC, told the court that Gadd said in a police interview he did not know the complainant, and that the allegations against him were false.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In a follow-up filing, the complainant cited FLAG’s timeline: a drawing originally set to run from January 2022 through December 2024 that had, by then, been pushed to run from December 2023 through January 2025.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

“I just want them to pay me back my hard earned money,” the complainant wrote, “since I am a retired senior citizen who happened to love this country.”

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

But when questioned further, he said, the complainant claimed she "couldn't tell" what Lady Donaldson saw.

From BBC Jun. 17, 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

The complainants were aged between 10 and 15 at the time, Wellingborough Youth Court heard.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

He will now face another court hearing on July 29-30, which could see him and the six other complainants ordered to pay substantial legal costs.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Jurors were directed to return not guilty verdicts on 33 counts relating to two complainants.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

“The complainants portray complex situations of economic hardship and multidimensional cycles of poverty that do not stem from a single source,” the IFC said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

He summoned the Director and Jim with several other of the Project engineers, Arthur Freet among them, to appear before him, with the complainants.

From Still Jim by Honoré Morrow




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