plaintiff
41plaintiff — / pleɪntɪf/ noun a person who starts an action against someone in the civil courts (NOTE: Since April 1999, this term has been replaced by claimant.) …
42plaintiff — The party complaining in an action or proceeding. A person who brings a suit, action, bill, or complaint. See 3 Bl Comm 25. Any natural or artificial person who institutes an action in his own name or who is joined of record with another or with… …
43plaintiff — see PLAGUE …
44plaintiff — plaintive (?) …
45plaintiff — n. Law a person who brings a case against another into court (opp. DEFENDANT). Etymology: ME f. OF plaintif (adj.) (as PLAINTIVE) …
46plaintiff in error — noun A party who appeals the decision of a lower court …
47plaintiff in error — The unsuccessful party to the action who prosecutes a writ of error in a higher court …
48plaintiff in error — noun the party who appeals a decision of a lower court • Syn: ↑appellant • Derivationally related forms: ↑appellant (for: ↑appellant), ↑appeal (for: ↑appellant) …
49Lead plaintiff — In a class action lawsuit, a lead plaintiff (also called class representative, named plaintiff, or representative plaintiff) is the named party. The court officially appoints this individual when it certifies the lawsuit as a class action. The… …
50calling the plaintiff — An old and abandoned procedure followed in a strategem by a losing plaintiff to avoid an adjudication. Blackstone has stated that before a verdict is delivered by the jury, if the plaintiff is not present or represented by counsel, it is the… …
