relator

[ri-ley-ter]

re·la·tor

[ri-ley-ter]
noun
1.
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
2.
Law.
a.
a private person on whose suggestion or complaint certain writs, as a quo warranto, are issued and whose position is analogous to that of a plaintiff.
b.
a party in interest who is allowed to institute a proceeding in the name of a public official when the right to sue rests exclusively in that official.

Origin:
1585–95; < Latin relātor a proposer, mover. See relate, -tor

relator, Realtor.
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Relator is always a great word to know.
So is mandatory. Does it mean:
a writing or document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, especially of real estate
permitting no option, not to be disregarded or modified
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relator (rɪˈleɪtə)
 
n
1.  a person who relates a story; narrator
2.  English law a person who gives information upon which the attorney general brings an action
3.  (US) law a person who institutes proceedings by criminal information or quo warranto

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