plaintiffnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpleɪn.tɪf/us/ˈpleɪn.t̬ɪf/specializedsomeone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court
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Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking legal action
- appear
- appear for sb
- bring
- civil action
- class action
- complainant
- court
- double jeopardy
- indict
- indictment
- law
- legal
- make legal history idiom
- petitioner
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
- proceedings
- serve
- summons
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