plaintiff

[ pleyn-tif ]

/ ˈpleɪn tɪf /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR plaintiff ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Law.

a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant).

Origin of plaintiff

1350–1400; Middle English plaintif complaining person, noun use of the adj.: plaintive

OTHER WORDS FROM plaintiff

plain·tiff·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plaintiff

plaintiff , plaintive

Words nearby plaintiff

plain-spoken, plainstones, plain suit, plaint, plaintext, plaintiff, plaintive, plain tripe, plain turkey, plain-vanilla, Plainview

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Example sentences from the Web for plaintiff

Other plaintiff companies include Stone River Management Co. and Dunstone Co. 9.
After Hobby Lobby, These 82 Corporations Could Drop Birth Control Coverage|Abby Haglage|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
United States District Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled for the plaintiff, awarding her $450,0000.
Why the Crisis in VA Hospitals Shames Our Country on Memorial Day|Jake Adelstein|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“While there have been well-documented rumors and cases filed, he was sued and the plaintiff lost the lawsuit,” he said.
The NBA’s War With Donald Sterling Is Just Getting Started|Robert Silverman|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A plaintiff who does not receive resolution must take the case to the UN Security Council.
Serbia and Croatia’s Competing Genocide Claims|Adam LeBor|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One key argument made by the plaintiff was that current limits on contributions represent an absurd limitation on speech.
McCutcheon v. FEC: Big Money Fights Back at the Supreme Court|Ben Jacobs|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We find for the plaintiff, with damages three thousand pounds.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was for plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ludlow for defendant.
Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century|T. C. Turberville
They strenuously oppose the production of any of the evidence the plaintiff has offered.
Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage
This is the essential question; for the object of a plaintiff is to obtain not judgment but payment or execution.
A Leap in the Dark|A.V. Dicey
He removed the final f from bailiff, mastiff, plaintiff and pontiff, but left it in distaff.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for plaintiff

plaintiff

/ (ˈpleɪntɪf) /

noun

(formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of lawNow replaced by: claimant Compare defendant (def. 1)

Word Origin for plaintiff

C14: from legal French plaintif, from Old French plaintif (adj) complaining, from plainte plaint

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for plaintiff

plaintiff

The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant.

单词	plaintiff
释义	plaintiff [ pleyn-tif ] / ˈpleɪn tɪf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plaintiff ON THESAURUS.COM noun Law. a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant). Origin of plaintiff 1350–1400; Middle English plaintif complaining person, noun use of the adj.: plaintive OTHER WORDS FROM plaintiff plain·tiff·ship, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plaintiff plaintiff , plaintive Words nearby plaintiff plain-spoken, plainstones, plain suit, plaint, plaintext, plaintiff, plaintive, plain tripe, plain turkey, plain-vanilla, Plainview Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plaintiff Other plaintiff companies include Stone River Management Co. and Dunstone Co. 9. After Hobby Lobby, These 82 Corporations Could Drop Birth Control Coverage\|Abby Haglage\|June 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST United States District Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled for the plaintiff, awarding her $450,0000. Why the Crisis in VA Hospitals Shames Our Country on Memorial Day\|Jake Adelstein\|May 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “While there have been well-documented rumors and cases filed, he was sued and the plaintiff lost the lawsuit,” he said. The NBA’s War With Donald Sterling Is Just Getting Started\|Robert Silverman\|April 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A plaintiff who does not receive resolution must take the case to the UN Security Council. Serbia and Croatia’s Competing Genocide Claims\|Adam LeBor\|March 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One key argument made by the plaintiff was that current limits on contributions represent an absurd limitation on speech. McCutcheon v. FEC: Big Money Fights Back at the Supreme Court\|Ben Jacobs\|October 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST We find for the plaintiff, with damages three thousand pounds. Hard Cash\|Charles Reade Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was for plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ludlow for defendant. Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century\|T. C. Turberville They strenuously oppose the production of any of the evidence the plaintiff has offered. Woman, Church & State\|Matilda Joslyn Gage This is the essential question; for the object of a plaintiff is to obtain not judgment but payment or execution. A Leap in the Dark\|A.V. Dicey He removed the final f from bailiff, mastiff, plaintiff and pontiff, but left it in distaff. The American Language\|Henry L. Mencken British Dictionary definitions for plaintiff plaintiff / (ˈpleɪntɪf) / noun (formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of lawNow replaced by: claimant Compare defendant (def. 1) Word Origin for plaintiff C14: from legal French plaintif, from Old French plaintif (adj) complaining, from plainte plaint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plaintiff complainant, litigant, prosecutor, suer Cultural definitions for plaintiff plaintiff The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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plaintiff

noun Law.

Origin of plaintiff

OTHER WORDS FROM plaintiff

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plaintiff

Words nearby plaintiff

Example sentences from the Web for plaintiff

British Dictionary definitions for plaintiff

noun

Word Origin for plaintiff

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Cultural definitions for plaintiff