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plaintiff

nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈpleɪntɪf//

A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

noun

  1. 1

    historicalA party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

Etymology

From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.

Forms

plural
plaintiffs
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