plaintiff

nounaccuser

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noun accuser

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parties

noun. person(s) involved in legal action

party

noun. person(s) involved in legal action

Word Origin & History

c.1400, from Anglo-French pleintif (late 13c.), noun use of Old French plaintif "complaining; wretched, miserable," from plainte (see plaint). Identical with plaintive at first; the form that receded into legal usage retained the older -iff spelling.

Example Sentences for plaintiff

Rufus Choate represented the defendant and Daniel Webster the plaintiff.

The defendant in the present action was not the man whom he married to the plaintiff.

Did the defendant knock the plaintiff down with malice prepense?

The celebrated radical barrister, Hesketh, was engaged for the plaintiff.

Will these powerful considerations avail the plaintiff in error?

The plaintiff in error is not less interested in the operation of this unconstitutional law than if it affected his property.

The plaintiff declared that it was a warm day and that there was no ice.

Then: "Your Honor, the plaintiff desires to withdraw all charges at this time."

Your reason for the two years' absence had a connection with the plaintiff's mode of life, had it not?

The plaintiff said that the plea was bad, because "I" was not a name.

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parties

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Synonyms for plaintiff

complainant