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n. Law The party that institutes a suit in a court. [Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman pleintif, from Old French plaintif, aggrieved; see plaintive.] |
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plaintiff
c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. pleintif (1278), noun use of O.Fr. plaintif "complaining," from pleint (see plaint). Identical with plaintive at first; the form that receded into legal usage retained the older -iff spelling.
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| plaintiff | |
noun | |
| a person who brings an action in a court of law [ant: defendant] |
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plaintiff
The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant.
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Main Entry: plain·tiff
Pronunciation: 'plAn-t&f
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French plaintif, from plaintif, adj., grieving, from plaint lamentation, from Latin planctus, from plangere to strike, beat one's breast, lament
: the party who institutes a legal action or claim (as a counterclaim) —see also COMPLAINANT, COMPLAINT, LIBELLANT —compare DEFENDANT, PROSECUTION
Main Entry: plain·tiff
Pronunciation: 'plAn-t&f
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French plaintif, from plaintif, adj., grieving, from plaint lamentation, from Latin planctus, from plangere to strike, beat one's breast, lament
: the party who institutes a legal action or claim (as a counterclaim) —see also COMPLAINANT, COMPLAINT, LIBELLANT —compare DEFENDANT, PROSECUTION
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Plain"tiff\, n. [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See Plaint, and cf. Plaintive.] (Law) One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant.
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Plaintiff
Plain"tiff\, a. See Plaintive. [Obs.] --Prior.
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