complainant

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C0528000 (kəm-plā′nənt)n. Law 1. A plaintiff.2. A prosecuting witness in a criminal case.3. A person who files a formal accusation or brings a formal charge.

complainant

(kəmˈpleɪnənt) n (Law) law a person who makes a complaint, usually before justices; plaintiff

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(kəmˈpleɪ nənt)

n. a person, group, or company that makes a complaint, as in a legal action. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French]

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complainant - a person who brings an action in a court of lawplaintifflaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"litigant, litigator - (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"petitioner, suer - someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

complainant

nounOne that makes a formal complaint, especially in court:accuser, claimant, plaintiff.

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Complainant

A plaintiff; a person who commences a civil lawsuit against another, known as the defendant, in order to remedy an alleged wrong. An individual who files a written accusation with the police charging a suspect with the commission of a crime and providing facts to support the allegation and which results in the criminal prosecution of the suspect.

Once the suspect is indicted, the state becomes the complainant since the alleged wrong is considered a crime against the state.

complainant

n. a person or entity who begins a lawsuit by filing a complaint, and is usually called the plaintiff, or in some cases the petitioner. (See: complaint, plaintiff, petitioner)

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the person who makes a criminal complaint in England. See COMPLAINER.

COMPLAINANT. One who makes a complaint. A plaintiff in a suit in chancery is so called.

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noun one that makes a formal complaint, especially in court

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noun a person who brings an action in a court of law

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