plaintiff

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Etymology

From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman -, from Old French plaintif from the verb plaindre.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpleɪntɪf/

Noun

plaintiff (plural plaintiffs)

1. (law, UK historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

   Synonyms: actor, claimant, complainant, litigant, pursuer

   Antonyms: defendant

   Hypernyms: litigant, litigator

   Hyponyms: petitioner, suer

Related terms

• plaintive

Translations

• French: demandeur, demandeuse, plaignant, plaignante
• German: Kläger, Klägerin
• Italian: querelante, parte civile, ricorrente, attore
• Portuguese: querelante, acusação, promotoria
• Russian: исте́ц
• Spanish: demandante, querellante

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