26984 words

plaintiff

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court
2
a person who accuses someone else in a law case of having done something illegal
3
a person or company that makes a legal complaint about someone else in a court of law:

Examples:

The plaintiff claimed damages for the financial losses suffered through breach of copyright.
Judges in three states have sided with the plaintiffs.

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