plaintiff

  • 21plaintiff — noun Etymology: Middle English plaintif, from Anglo French, from pleintif, adjective Date: 14th century a person who brings a legal action compare defendant …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22plaintiff — plaintiffship, n. /playn tif/, n. Law. a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant). [1350 1400; ME plaintif complaining person, n. use of the adj.: PLAINTIVE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 23plaintiff — noun A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers. Syn: complainant, litigant Ant: defendant, suspect See Als …

    Wiktionary

  • 24plaintiff — Synonyms and related words: accessory, accusant, accuser, allegator, appellant, bitter ender, brawler, claimant, complainant, defendant, delator, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, impeacher, impugner, indictor, informer, intransigent,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25plaintiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. litigant. See lawsuit, accusation. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One that makes a formal complaint, especially in court: accuser, claimant, complainant. See LAW …

    English dictionary for students

  • 26plaintiff — plain|tiff W3 [ˈpleıntıf] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plaintif; PLAINTIVE] someone who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law British Equivalent: complainant →↑defendant …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27plaintiff — plain|tiff [ pleıntıf ] noun count LEGAL someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law. The person against whom the case is brought is called the defendant: COMPLAINANT …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28plaintiff — see PLAGUE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29plaintiff —    The complaining party in a litigation …

    Forensic science glossary

  • 30plaintiff — истец, в международном арбитраже принято употребление термина claimant …

    Glossary of international commercial arbitration