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Plaintiff
is always a great word to know.
So is prosecution. Does it mean:
| an allegation made by a party to a legal suit, in support of his or her claim or defense; a defendant's answer to a legal declaration or charge |
| the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person; the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on |
Example Sentences
- For the plaintiff this has been a painful episode.
- The plaintiff failed to make his case.
- Nevada law only requires one plaintiff be identified at the time of filing a class action lawsuit, he said.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| plaintiff (ˈpleɪntɪf) | |
| —n | |
| Compare defendant Now replaced by: claimant (formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of law | |
| [C14: from legal French plaintif, from Old French plaintif (adj) complaining, from plainte | |
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Word Origin & History
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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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
plaintiff definition
The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant.
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