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complainant

[kuhm-play-nuhnt] / kəmˈpleɪ nənt /
NOUN
filer of court complaint
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The complainant said they had both gone back to a hotel room.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The complainant alleged Brand told her: "Don't worry, that's how I am".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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

“No,” he said, “we have attempted to interview the so-called complainant and he denies that he was ever assaulted.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

His wife attended court with him every day - soberly dressed, she sometimes took notes when the complainants were giving evidence.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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

Around 20 complainants had argued that those adverts glamorised violence and knife crime, but the watchdog ruled the imagery was highly stylised and clearly reflected the fictional nature of the film.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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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