Plaintiff

Word PLAINTIFF
Character 9
Hyphenation plain tiff
Pronunciations /ˈpleɪntɪf/

Definitions and meanings of "Plaintiff"

What do we mean by plaintiff?

The party that institutes a suit in a court. noun

In law, the person who begins a suit before a tribunal for the recovery of a claim: opposed to defendant. noun

Complaining.

See plaintive. adjective

One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant. noun

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

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

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

A litigant, See Jew Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Plaintiff

The word "plaintiff" in example sentences

That defendant gave to A. twelvepence to pay plaintiff in fuU/atisfaaiom, which plaintiff* received. ❋ Unknown (1797)

Kristin Perry, 45, is the title plaintiff in the case registered on legal dockets as Perry v. Schwarzenegger. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When a plaintiff is able to prove defamation per se, damages are presumed, but the presumption is rebuttable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nonetheless, the underlying rationale of Hustler, and especially of the passage quoted above, applies to all speech on matters of public concern — whether the plaintiff is a public figure or a private figure, and whether the speech is about a public figure, a private figure, or no particular person atall. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 1656, in the “Court of trials of the Colony of Providence Plantations,” in an “action … of detenew for detaining certaine … horsis and mares,” the court “fownd in the Plaintifs declaration a Verball oversight”; the word plaintiff “should have beine writ defendant.” ❋ Lawrence M. Friedman (1985)

The most a judge should award the plaintiff is the amount it would cost a person who lost the same CD from a rental store. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This case had already been tried at the last Court Session, and the protocols of the former suit are being read; therefore one learns that the plaintiff is a poor farmer's daughter and the defendant is a married man. ❋ Unknown (1910)

Therefore, the "plaintiff" is society/the state and not the victim. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the allegations are proved, the mere fact that the plaintiff is holding a public office affords no defence. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The plaintiff is smart not to block the person -- leaving her facebook page the way it was gave him/her the equivalent of an alarm. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus an assertion which does not suggest discreditable conduct by the plaintiff may still be defamatory if it imputes to him or her a condition calculated to diminish the respect and confidence in which the plaintiff is held. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nevertheless, even if we assume that plaintiff is a qualified individual with a disability, his allegations do not demonstrate that he was denied meaningful access to the courts because of this disability. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The plaintiff is entitled to every undisputed fact alleged in the complaint. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The other named plaintiff is a California resident who bought StarCaps for over four years because it was represented as an all-natural dietary supplement. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

The lead plaintiff is a pension fund that purchased shares of Swiss Re's common stock on a foreign exchange. ❋ Chad Bray (2010)

Officially, the plaintiff is Collectors Universe, Inc., of which the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a subsidiary. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Court allowed [seven days] for Plaintiff Council to file points and [authorities] in support of its [pro se] appearance. ❋ Judge Joe Brown (2008)

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