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- [pleyn-tif]
- /ˈpleɪn tɪf/
- /ˈpleɪn.tɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleyn-tif]
- /ˈpleɪn tɪf/
Definitions of plaintiff word
- noun plaintiff a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant). 1
- noun plaintiff legal: who starts case 1
- countable noun plaintiff A plaintiff is a person who brings a legal case against someone in a court of law. 0
- noun plaintiff (formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of law 0
- noun plaintiff a person who brings a suit into a court of law; complainant 0
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Origin of plaintiff
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English plaintif complaining person, noun use of the adj.: plaintive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Plaintiff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plaintiff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plaintiff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plaintiff
noun plaintiff
- complainant — A complainant is a person who starts a court case in a court of law.
- compurgator — one who testified in a compurgation
- litigant — a person engaged in a lawsuit.
- claimant — A claimant is someone who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed or they are unable to work because they are ill.
- cojuror — One of a group of people who swear an oath together.
Antonyms for plaintiff
noun plaintiff
- accused — You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it.
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See also
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