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plaintiff
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. plaintiff
  2. 2. accuser
  3. 3. Plaintiff
This legal term refers to the plaintiff, the person or party who brings a lawsuit or legal complaint against another party in court. It is the opposite of the defendant, and you will encounter it in legal documents and news reports about court cases.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

You can't make a judgment just from hearing the plaintiff's side, can you?

Sentence 2

"The plaintiff's claims can't be trusted," he said dismissively.

Sentence 3

The notice received from the other party contained a detailed statement of the plaintiff's claim.

Sentence 4

Over dinner, my father mentioned that he had once been a witness for the plaintiff.

Sentence 5

Sure enough, the amount the plaintiff was claiming was higher than expected.