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plaintiff
I noun accuser, adversary, claimant, complainant, individual who brings a lawsuit, litigant, one who brings an action, opponent, party to the suit, party who sues, petitioner, petitor, suitor associated concepts: indispensable party plaintiff, nominal plaintiff, proper plaintiff, real plaintiff, third party plaintiff foreign phrases:
- Reus exclpiendo fit actor. — The defendant by pleading may make himself a plaintiff.
- Melior est conditio possidentis ubi neuter jus habet — The condition of the possessor and that of the defendant is better than that of the plaintiff
- Cum par delictum est duorum, semper oneratur petitor, et melior habetur possessoris causa. — When there is equal fault on both sides, the burden is always placed on the plaintiff, and the cause of the possessor is preferred
- In praeparatoriis ad judicium favetur actori. — In those matters preceding judgment the plaintiff is favored
II index actor, claimant, complainant, litigant, party (litigant), suitor

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


plaintiff
n.
A person who files a complaint to start a lawsuit.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


plaintiff
the person bringing an action in court. For Scotland See pursuer.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


plaintiff
The person, corporation, or other legal entity that initiates a lawsuit seeking damages, enforcement of a contract, or a court determination of rights. In certain states and for some types of lawsuits, the term petitioner is used instead of plaintiff.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

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Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


plaintiff
n. The party in a civil law case who brings the action in a court of law.
See also defendant.
@ plaintiff in error
Archaic.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


plaintiff
The party who sues in a civil action; a complainant; the prosecution—that is, a state or the United States representing the people—in a criminal case.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


plaintiff
I
The party who sues in a civil action; a complainant; the prosecution—that is, a state or the United States representing the people—in a criminal case.
 II A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a civil action. (See complainant.)

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